The purpose of this paper is to investigate how a local trade union improves living conditions for women entrepreneurs in India and how its activities have evolved over time.,The authors conducted a longitudinal case study of the self-employed women’s association (SEWA) in India. Founded in 1972, this organization fosters and supports women’s entrepreneurship. The approach of this study combines qualitative face-to-face interviews and secondary data analysis.,The findings highlight the fact that SEWA, which combines the features of a trade union and a social movement, improves women’s conditions in several different ways. The study shows that the organization’s main role has evolved from creating a community to expanding it and finally to becoming an agent of societal change.,The study contributes to the literature by analyzing how locally grown organizations fight social exclusion and improve the conditions of deprived groups in emerging economies.

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终身行动与女性创业：社会运动组织如何改善印度自营职业妇女的条件

本文的目的是调查当地工会如何改善印度女企业家的生活条件以及其活动随着时间的发展。作者对印度自雇妇女协会（SEWA）进行了纵向案例研究。 。该组织成立于1972年，致力于促进和支持女性创业精神。这项研究的方法结合了定性的面对面访谈和辅助数据分析。研究结果突出了这样一个事实，即SEWA结合了工会和社会运动的特征，以几种不同的方式改善了妇女的状况。该研究表明，该组织的主要角色已经从创建社区发展到扩展社区，最终发展成为社会变革的推动者。