Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Some 65 per cent women entrepreneurs surveyed had no income while 58 per cent women working in the informal sectors had no jobs in the pandemic, said a new study on Thursday.

They mainly faced challenges between February and June during the government imposed holidays to tackle the onslaught of COVID-19 pandemic, according to the study of BRAC released at a virtual event.

Women entrepreneurs and informal sector workers suffered 67 per cent and 66 per cent decline respectively in their personal income, and subsequently, these women (90 per cent entrepreneurs and 84 per cent informal sector workers) faced social, economic and mental challenges, including domestic violence, lowered buying capacity and stress during the p...