Policy Research Working Paper 6228 What Explains Big Gender Disparities in India? Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship Ejaz Ghani William R. Kerr Stephen D. O’Connell e World Bank Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network Economic Policy and Debt Department October 2012 WPS6228 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized