<h1>Women entrepreneurship optimism index signals stronger outlook but persistent barriers in finance and skilling remain.</h1> The Women Entrepreneurship Optimism Index (WEOI) for Q4 2024, based on a survey of over 200 women entrepreneurs, measures confidence across five dimensions: business performance, access to finance, skill development, digital adoption, and government policy and network support. Key findings show increased overall optimism tied to rising domestic orders, stronger sentiment in Tier 1 cities, sectoral variation with lower optimism in health services and production sectors, high intent to digitise operations and invest in digital customer-acquisition tools, significant difficulty anticipated in accessing finance, and growing demand for government-backed skilling programs.