Ahmedabad 07 March 2025: The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad, celebrated International Women’s Day at the Institute’s campus.The Distinguished Speakers at the event were: Ms. Anar Patel, Founder & Director, Craftroots and Gramshree Trust and Ms. Priyanshi Patel, Founder – Olixir Oils, Founder & Managing Trustee – Karma Foundation. Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII facilitated the guests and gave his opening remarks. He said,“There has been a growing awareness about raising the social and economic status of women in society with increased focus on education, training and skill development. We want more and more women to come to the fore and break stereotypes and barriers that hinder growth. We all want to witness an inclusive and equitable society. We need to make space for women who have for long been subjugated to stereotypes and highly typical roles. We can achieve this by encouraging women to become economically independent, focus on networking and avoid crumbling under peer pressure.”
Ms.Anar Patel, Founder & Director, Craftroots and Gramshree Trust, said, “We as a society need to support women in breaking social barriers and handhold them in donning the role of enablers. Women getting stronger representation in the mainstream will lead to a significant growth for the economy. A conducive support system that instills confidence in women and encourages them to rise above the fear of failure will also work wonders on helping women rise and shine.”
Ms.Priyanshi Patel, Founder – Olixir Oils, Founder & Managing Trustee – Karma Foundation, said, “Women do step out with big dreams but as they progress towards the top, their participation and representation decreases glaringly. Women should refrain from creating an invisible glass ceiling of contentment; instead they must strive to rise, continuously. The society also needs to stop stereotyping women and give them a more warm welcome for bigger, unconventional roles. Women need to hold hands of other women and encourage each other on the way.”
The event concluded with an engaging question-and-answer session, where EDII students, students from other institutes, and EDII faculty interacted with the distinguished speakers. The discussion centred around the ups and downs of an entrepreneurial journey for women and the ways and means that can be implemented by emerge successful.
