Self-Efficacy of Skilled and Unskilled unemployed Women in Rural Population

Background: Women empowerment has always been an important focus of study for Self-efficacy researchers. Studies have highlighted emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, and difficulties in finding a job. The current study is related to understanding the impact of Self efficacy on rural women, with various skills and the women without specific skills. The main aim was to identify the underlying causes for their unemployment. The study enlightened into their lives, hobbies, way of life and mindset in order to be an earner. Methodology:  It is a qualitative study where the phenomenological method is used. There was a set of semi structured questions utilized to collect data. For the study a sample size of 10 rural women using purposive sampling was used between the age group of 30 to 55. Results: The qualitative study was analyzed by thematic analysis, The emerging themes under self-efficacy and unemployment problems were: The unemployment was due to 1. lack of educational opportunities, Lack of awareness about higher education due to failing, Lack of opportunities for competitive exams, Early marriage. 2. Health issues: due to recurrent health issues and lack of treatment. 3. Increased Household responsibilities being reason as part of patriarchy. 4.Financial constraints, 5. Skill training program, SHG (self help groups) have knowledge about programs like paper bag making, pickles, cake, awareness of vegetable cultivation and umbrella making. 6. Stigma they face were: Discrimination among siblings, Auto driving employment is only for men, even children were not in supportive of employment. It was also identified that the reasons for the need of a job was due to General hardships of life, Sudden death of husband, Realization of absence of job causing inferiority, reasoning the importance of a job, independence. Conclusion: The study Implicates to help in providing a concrete basis for policymakers to design welfare policies in different wards of the society to empower women.