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ANALYTICAL STUDY ON UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG PROFESSIONALLY
QUALIFIED WOMEN IN MALAPPURAM DISTRICT
Naseema P
Assis an P o esso , ISS College o Teache Educa ion, Pe in halmanna
83010 43061 | naseemajaleel @gmail.com
D . I shana Shahnaz Ulladan
Assis an P o esso , Fa ook T aining College, Calicu
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Educa ion is impo an o e e yone i espec i e o gende , socio-economic s a us,
o cas e di e ences. I is no jus a ma e o sel -dependency o sel - espec bu i empowe s
each indi idual o mo e. Educa ion empowe s women jus as men o come o wa d and
con ibu e owa ds he de elopmen and p ospe i y o he coun y. Holis ic empowe men
and independence can be achie ed only h ough p ope educa ion and employmen o
women. The s a e o Ke ala in India is known o i s high li e acy a es. Bu con adic o ily,
he pe cen age o emale employmen in Ke ala is amongs he lowes in he na ion and in
Ke ala, unemploymen among women is highes in Malappu am dis ic in con as o he
o he dis ic s (A un, 2017). This pape is an a emp o ind ou he causes behind he
educa ed unemploymen especially om p o essionally quali ied unemployed women o
Malappu am dis ic . Analy ic induc ion echnique was used o analyse causes and solu ions
among quali ied unemployed women using open-ended ques ionnai e. Resul s o he da a
disclosed he causes and solu ions o educa ed unemploymen among p o essionally
quali ied women om hei pe spec i es.
Keywo ds: - P o essionally quali ied unemployed women, causes o unemploymen .
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In oduc ion
Educa ion is impo an o pe sonal, social and economic de elopmen o he na ion.
Educa ion guides human o igh su i al challenges and achie e success in li e (Dua e, 2016). I
is he only way o e adica e unemploymen , and many o he p oblems. Educa ion is no jus abou
ge ing deg ee; i is abou ensu ing happiness and p ospe i y.
Highe educa ional quali ica ion gi es oppo uni y o succeed in oday’s global economy.
Mode n uni e si ies p o ide hei s uden s wi h a ious p og ams aimed a p epa ing hem o
di e en economic sec o s. Highe le els o educa ional a ainmen lead o highe ea nings and
lowe s unemploymen among bo h men and women. Th ough con inuing educa ion, ca ee -
minded indi iduals can cons an ly imp o e hei skills and become mo e p o icien a hei jobs.
Educa ion is synonymous o inc ease in p oduc i i y along wi h knowledge and skill
enhancemen . Educa ion also plays a p ominen ole in economy as i is assumed ha i would lead
o employmen . In case o women employabili y, accessibili y, owne ship, de elopmen and
empowe men is he expec ed ou come. This inancial independency will c ea e independence in
decision-making, a g ea e au onomy o one’s being. This changed si ua ion will u he s eng hen
women’s social and economic posi ion in he amily and in he communi y.
Mo eo e , educa ion helps in ans o ma ion. I is well said ha educa ing a boy means
educa ing a single man bu educa ing a gi l means educa ing he whole amily. Today, ou
go e nmen is wo king ha d o educa e mo e women and simul aneously in es ing a huge amoun
o money on gi l child so ha ha hey can be educa ed. This is because “when a woman h i es,
all o he socie y bene i s”, and when a socie y is bene i ed i c ea es a ue posi i e impac on ou
na ion (A jumand, 2016).
Financial independence is amongs he mos impo an ac o ha con ols he quali y o a
woman’s li e. I is one o he mos libe a ing aspec s ha can lead o a quali y li e wi h espec .
When women a e inancially s able, hey can bea hei own expenses, hey do no need o seek
money om hei pa ne . Ea ning money will gi e hem a sense o accomplishmen and sel -
iden i y; i allows e ol ing as a be e and independen human being. Being engaged a home alone,
women o en su e a eeling o guil , hey migh eel ashamed asking o money om hei
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husbands, a he s, b o he s o sons. Howe e , when women s a o ea n, hey a e supposed o be
en i led he eedom o spend wha e e and whe e e hey wan .
Wo king women wi h a success ul ca ee enjoy a good li e whe e she has an a ay o
sou ces o ind posi i e ein o cemen ou side he home. Wo king ou side he home helps women
o main ain and de elop hei sense o sel . Wo king ou side home o doing a job, allows hem o
connec wi h di e en people om di e se backg ounds. In e ac ing wi h di e en people opens
hei mind and b oadens hei pe spec i es.
Wo king women ha e a li e beyond hei amily and kids, which gi es hem a sense o sel -
accomplishmen and ul ilmen . Thei sel -es eem inc eases conside ably as hey eel sa is ied wi h
hemsel es. A woman should ha e a choice o do a job o no o. Like men, women also ha e he
igh o wo k and no one is allowed o e use his igh o he . Employe s should ake a wise s ep
o b ing gende equali y a wo kplace (Reddy, 2016).
Looking a he li e acy a e o India in 2011 was 74.04%. Howe e , he e is no iceably
disc epancy in he li e acy a es o men and women. Na ion wide, he male li e acy a e is 82.14%
and Female li e acy a e is 65.46% , while he igu es in he s a e o Ke ala a e 96.11% and 91.07%
acco ding o Census o Go e nmen o India, 2011.
In he s a e o Ke ala, p o essional g oss en olmen a io in women is 79.5 bu in men, i is
only 53.2. Howe e , in he case o wo k o ce women a io is e y less han men. Ke ala has he
highes emale unemploymen a e in he coun y acco ding o a ious ounds o NSSO su eys
on employmen and unemploymen . The NSSO da a o 2011-12 indica es ha he o e all
unemploymen a e in Ke ala is 6.7 wi h a wide gende gap o 14.1 pe cen o women and 2.9
pe cen o men (Social S a is ics a a Glance, 2016). Fu he mo e, acco ding o NSSO 68 h ound
da a, he wides gende gap in wo ke popula ion a io in u al and u ban a eas was obse ed in
Malappu am dis ic , he mos populous in he s a e.
Hence he p esen s udy is an a emp o quali a i ely explo e in o he causes and possible
solu ions o unemploymen among he p o essionally quali ied women in Malappu am dis ic
om hei pe spec i e.
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Ti le o he S udy
The p esen s udy is en i led as “CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG
PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED WOMEN IN MALAPPURAM DISTRICT”
Objec i e
To iden i y he causes o unemploymen among p o essionally quali ied women o he
o al sample and he subg oups- eache s, doc o s and enginee s.
Me hodology
A cons an compa ison me hod using Analy ic induc ion echnique was used o analyse
causes and solu ions among p o essionally quali ied unemployed women. Pa icipan s we e asked
o comple e an open-ended ques ionnai e in ega ds o unemploymen among p o essionally
quali ied women. Ca ego y cons uc ion o esponses was based upon induc i e analysis, allowing
o he compa ison o one esponse o he p e ious one o simila i y o di e ence.
Sample
Using he snowball pu posi e sampling, he in es iga o collec ed da a om 100
p o essionally quali ied women. The sample includes six y-six women eache s, wen y-nine
women enginee s and i e women doc o s om Malappu am dis ic .
Tool
Open Ended Ques ionnai e on Unemploymen among P o essionally Quali ied Women
Analysis and Discussion
Pa 1: Causes o Unemploymen among P o essionally Quali ied Women
Mos o he p o essionally quali ied women we e acing many issues ela ed o being
employed. The esponses we e ca ego ized conce ning pe sonal causes o unemploymen among
p o essionally quali ied women, physical causes, social causes, cul u al causes, p o essional
causes. These causes o unemploymen among p o essionally quali ied women dis inguished as
lis o causes and ca ego y cons uc ion was made and shown in Table 1.
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Table 1
Lis o Causes and Ca ego y Cons uc ion
Pe sonal Causes in Unemploymen (P.C)
Family P oblems.
Laziness.
Lack o In e es .
Lack o Enqui y.
Lack o Con idence.
Lack o Suppo om Family/ Husband.
Elde Sis e s a e S aying a Home.
Ou side wi h Husband.
Physical Causes (PH.C)
Ca ing o Child en’s.
P egnancy.
Lack o T anspo a ion Facili y.
Social Causes (S.C)
Gende Inequali y.
Lack o Secu i y.
Pay Inequali y
No ms o Socie y.
Cul u al Causes (C.C)
O hodox Thinking like, Family did no Need Women’s Income o Su i e.
P o essional Causes (PF.C)
Lack o P o essional Skill.
Lack o Job Vacancy.
Lack o Job in Nea es Place
Less Sala y.
Time Schedule.
Lack o Oppo uni y.
Lack o Expe ience.
Lack o Accommoda ion.
Mo e In e es in You h Icons.
Less Scope.
S ess
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The in es iga o coded each o hese in connec ion o he lis o causes ob ained h ough
da a collec ion. Based on his coding he in es iga o induc i ely analysed he esponses by
cons an compa ison. The analysis e eals many causes o unemploymen among p o essionally
quali ied women, which includes; Pe sonal causes (P.C), Physical causes (PH.C), Social causes
(S.C), Cul u al causes (C.C), and P o essional causes (PF.C). Each o he ca ego ies a e explained
in de ail as ollows:
Pe sonal Causes o Unemploymen (P.C)
Family P oblems
Balance be ween wo k and amily o ms an impo an elemen o e e yone. While he
esea che ead he da a, some con lic s could be no ed be ween he wo k and amily domains we e
ound. They a e:
(a) Time consumed by one- ole esul s in he lack o he o he ,
(b) S ain caused by one o he oles makes i di icul o ul il he esponsibili ies o o he , o
(c) In- ole beha iou , one domain is incompa ible wi h he o he domain.
The ime-con lic is ob ious and p obably mos salien o he people (i.e., non-wo k amily
con lic expe s). People a e s essed-ou a hei wo ks; hey may no be able o deal wi h hei
amily esponsibili ies and ice e sa. I has been sugges ed ha he people may some imes beha e
in ways ha one domain is incompa ible wi h he o he domain. Fo ins ance, being a pe ec ionis
may be use ul a wo k, bu he same beha iou s may lead o less e ec i e pa en ing o in o he
ways inhibi one om adequa ely ul illing hei amily esponsibili ies. Wo k- amily con lic
esul s in a numbe o dys unc ional ou comes, including bu nou , dec ease in men al well-being,
de e io a ing ela ionships, job and li e dissa is ac ion. Some o he hings ha lead o con lic a e
in ui i e. Fo example, wo king o long hou s, long commu es o and om wo k, wo kload, lack
o managemen suppo , job in ol emen , and le el o impo ance assigned o one’s wo k, ma i al
s a us, child en, and le el o impo ance assigned o amily oles, and lack o amily suppo all
con ibu e o i . Family esponsibili ies a e he basic du ies in ol ed in a amily such as aking ca e
o o he amily membe s. Child en in a amily equi e ca e om hei pa en s o gua dians, and
his has posed a challenge o employees o balance his wi h he wo k demands. This has been a
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majo cause o wo k- amily s ess and is mainly de e mined by he numbe o child en in a amily.
Familial esponsibili ies ha e always been a sou ce o con lic be ween wo k and amily. Some
people belie e ha when someone has mul iple oles, he esul would be ole-con lic o o e load.
The ole con lic occu s when an employee’s ies o mee and sa is y he wo k demands and amily
esponsibili ies a he same ime. Wo k- amily ole con lic is an in e - ole con lic ha occu s
because he oles o wo k on one hand and amily on he o he a e no compa ible.
Laziness
While c oss checking he da a, he in es iga o ound people who a e no despe a e o ind
jobs e en i hey ha e some oppo uni ies. The in es iga o hinks ha a ound 1% o popula ion is
uly lazy. They a e no eady o do any wo k. The people o wo k o ce ha e no pa h o wa d. Tha
likely makes hem demo i a ed, which leads o laziness. Mo eo e , some people ha e li ed wi h
a belie ha hey do no i o be employed and he eby hey do no op o ying o ge a job.
Howe e , in he case o some women; hey ha e enough money inhe i ed om hei ei he ich
husband o a luen pa en s. While some ha e he endency o abs ain om wo k, because hey a e
lazy o do wo k. Whe eas, some people e en canno hink abou he job because o amily
esponsibili y along wi h i , which also leads o laziness.
Lack o In e es
Mos o he people om whom da a was collec ed epo ed hey ha e lack in e es in doing
hei p o essional wo k. A e ge ing deg ee and mas e deg ee in hei own subjec a ea, hey a e
uly indolence. The in es iga o hinks he lack o in e es eme ges om p oc as ina ion, I belie e
is simply he esul o ea , which clouds ou decision ha ails o ake ac ion and hence pu o on
hings. Al e na i ely, i may be he lack o passion; passion is some hing ha inspi es us owa ds
a goal o ision ha we look o wa d o achie ing o ha ing in ou li e. On o he hand, wo kload
leads o wage p essu e, which leads o educe he in e es o do hei job, while hey eel job is
bu den. In case o women, we know hese all hings de ini ely a ec hei employmen since hei
p ima y ocus is on amily. Mo eo e , he wo kload o amily and job c ea es ex eme con usion
o hem o selec o hei con enience. This hing educes hei in e es o do wo k p ope ly. In
addi ion, he numbe o child en educes hei in e es in going o a job because hey wan o
p io i ize ca ing o hei child en. O he wise, he mo he hinks ha he child en will no ge much
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lo e and a ec ion om hem. All hese issues educe hei in e es o do hei job in an app op ia e
manne .
Lack o Enqui y
Some o he women a e no sea ching o a job in hei own ield. Especially ma ied ones,
hey a e no eady do and sea ch o jobs. The lazy people a e also included in his ca ego y. They
hink job will come o hem. These ypes o people a e no in a posi ion o accep he low-le el
jobs in hei ield. Ne e heless, hey do no y o ind ou o he sui able jobs. These people ha e
no goal o aim. I hey ha e any aim o goal o do he job, hey will su ely be sea ching o a job.
Lack o Con idence
Almos all women ha e low sel -es eem and lack o con idence in spi e o being highly
educa ed and alen ed. Howe e , a some poin in hei li es, hey may ge a nega i e eedback o
si ua ion o unde mine hei sel -es eem and ha has con inued o a ec hei pe o mance and
success e e y day. May be he lack o con idence is di e en o each pe son. Each pe son’s
cul u al backg ound, childhood expe ience, and o he li e ci cums ances all play a ole. These
hings a e he obs acles o do a job. I is he cause o abs inence om hei p o essional job. Due
o he lack o con idence, women o en s and back in being employed. In case o women, hey
canno su i e e en a small bad inciden om hei highe employees o supe io o ice s.
Some ime women canno adjus wi h hose inciden s. While compa ing men and women, women
ha e less con idence han men. This could be he eason behind he low-hea ed mind o women.
In addi ion, women o en ha e o ake a b eak om he p o essional job, some imes, which makes
i di icul o upda e hei job, and his moun s o being less con iden and hence backwa d in hei
employmen . In addi ion, he achie emen o o he s will a ec he s abili y o he pe son. I leads
o less con idence. Fo being a success ul employee, she should ha e high le el o con idence.
Lack o Suppo om Family/ Husband
Some o he sample epo ed ha ha ing a suppo om amily would make he s eng h o
make a pe son do any hing. Family suppo is he pilla o do wo k wi h sa is ac ion. Wi hou
amily suppo , wo k may be highly bu den and may no be able o concen a e e icien ly a wo k.
I people going o wo k wi hou amily suppo women, ha e o hea he scu le om home and
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om wo k. I educes he men al powe and physical powe o do wo k. When he amily does no
allow women o go o a job, hey would eel unhappy, disappoin ed and us a ed. In he male
domina ed socie y, mos o he women a e no allowed o do wo k. Thei hinking is e y na ow.
Lack o amily suppo will dec ease employee’s job sa is ac ion. Lack o amily suppo is he
cause o he high unemploymen . Due o he daily scu ling om amily, i dec eases he in e es
in job. O hodox amily p e e s o ejec hei women om wo king. The elde membe s o amily
a e no eady o send hei women o any job. Ano he hing ha ma e s is, o seek pe mission
om he husband be o e going ou o doing any hing wi hou knowledge. Mos ly he men do no
p e e hei wi es going ou o wo k, as hey ha e o be kep sa is ied wi h he household cho es.
Elde Sis e s a e S aying a Home
F om he da a, his cause was e y eye ca ching. This cause usually a ec s only a e he
ma iage. I jus means ha i he e is any elde daugh e in law who is educa ed and no going o
wo k, hen he younge ones oo canno be going o wo k. I can be ound ha mos o hese occu
no only in Muslim communi y bu in o he communi ies oo, especially a e ma iage. I may be
he sel ish men ali y and na ow hinking abou onesel . I educes he chance o do some hing in
hei subjec a ea. In addi ion, “Sel ” is an egocen ic cause. I obs acles one’s eedom o do wo k.
Ou side wi h Husband
Ano he cause ha has been ound is o women s aying ab oad wi h hei husband. Mos
o he women a e li ing wi h hei husband ab oad. They ha e no chance o wo k and some a e
no eady o wo k e en i hey a e highly educa ed. Mo eo e , hey hink hei husband’s ea ning
is enough o li e wi h. Ac ually, h ough his he people a e decei ing he go e nmen by ge ing
educa ion ee o cos in which he go e nmen spends lakh o money o each s uden .
Ne e heless, a e ge ing he deg ee hose pe sons uly spoil i wi hou using he oppo uni ies.
This is no only he p oblem o women, bu husbands also. Because hey a e no eady o send
hem o any wo k. Maybe i makes hem eel shy o hei husband. Socie y hinks women a e only
o ca ing hechild en, husband and hei amily. The e o e, job is he majo hu dle o manage
hese. So, women s ay back con ined a home.
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mee ing he needs o o he s a he han nu u ing hei own needs i unc ioning a high s ess
le els, women may no e en ecognize wha hei needs a e.
Pa 2: Solu ions Sugges ed by he P o essionally Quali ied Unemployed Women.
Fo m a g ie ance cell o complain s commi ee. Wi h his kind o in es iga ion commi ee,
women employees eel secu e a wo kplaces. Besides, managemen should o ganize educa ion
campaigns o women employees o help hem know hei igh s. The commi ee should lis en o
he complain s o women employee and in es iga e independen ly, keeping he iden i y o he
employee unde w ap. Mo eo e , p ope wo king condi ions should be p o ided o women. The
employe s should make he women employees eel easy, o come o hem o sha e hei wo kplace
p oblems. Then, p ope secu i y should be p o ided o women, his is one o he mos impo an
ac o s, which needs o be aken ca e o well by he employe s. Besides, p o iding a sa e cab
acili y hey ha e o ensu e ha women employees do no wo k la e hou s. Ano he mos impo an
hing is o p o ide awa eness class o amily membe s; h ough his p og am, hey can change he
nega i e a i ude owa ds women and hei job.
Women should be gi en a chance o exp ess hei eelings, i mus encou age he emale
employees o exp ess and come ou o hei discom o . This can be done by boos ing hei
con idence by implemen ing equal oppo uni ies o bo h male and emale wo ke s in he
wo kplace. These senses o equali y in he wo kplace will make hem igh he social s igma.
Go e nmen should ake ca e abou women o ensu e women sa e y in public and in hei
o ganiza ions, and should implemen some laws wi h ega ds o women sa e y apa om
implemen ing laws o ensu e jobs o women. In addi ion, equal paymen o bo h men and women
should be ensu ed. P o ide anspo a ion acili ies o ensu e he secu i y women. I is he
esponsibili y o o ganiza ions, socie y and go e nmen . P o ide all ameni ies o women wi hou
any disc imina ion.
Fo ming a G ie ance Cell o Complain s Commi ee
The commi ee will lis en o he complain s o women employee and in es iga e
independen ly, keeping he iden i y o he employee unde w ap. The use ulness o his kind o
commi ee is e y ele an sexual ha assmen cases. Wi h his kind o in es iga ion commi ee,
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women employees eel secu e a wo kplaces. Besides, managemen should o ganize educa ion
campaigns o women employees o help hem no hei igh issues.
• App op ia e Wo k Condi ion
Employe s should y o gi e sui able wo k si ua ion o women o make su e ha he e is
no un iendly a mosphe e o he emale wo ke s. The employe s should make he women
employees eel easy, o come o hem o sha e hei wo kplace p oblems.
• P ope Secu i y
This is one o he mos impo an ac o s, which a eas needed o be aken ca e o well by
he employe s. Besides, p o iding a sa e cab acili y hey ha e o ensu e ha women employees
do no wo k la e hou s. I in case, she needs o s ay back o comple e wo k, he o ice au ho i y
should ake ex a ca e o he secu i y and sa e y. Gi ing su icien ma e ni y lea es and day ca e
con eniences o wo king moms is some hing ha employe s should do o c ea e a be e wo k
en i onmen o women.
• P o ide Awa eness o Family Membe s
To p o ide p ope awa eness camp/ classes abou he women educa ion, hei social s a us
in socie y, employmen oppo uni ies o educa ed unemployed women. Due o his ype o
p og ams may change he nega i e a i ude in o women employmen .
• P o ide mo e Oppo uni ies o Women
Gi e mo e oppo uni ies o women, h ough special pos . Tha should be mo e a en i e. I would
educe he unemploymen . Appoin each o he women as pe hei quali ica ion wi hou any bias.
• Be Capable o Coping wi h P oblems
Gi e mo i a ional classes he educa ed women also, and be making hem o coping wi h
p oblems. I will help he women o su i e he di icul si ua ions in hei li e and in hei
p o ession. I makes he women mo e con iden . Con iden make he women hink logically and
independen ly. I ha e much con idence i will leads o high success in e e yone’s li e.
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• Ensu e Secu i y o Women
Ensu e secu i y o women; p o ide hem a secu e eeling in hei o ices. Mo eo e , o
c ea e awa eness among he employees on women’s sa e y and hei heal h is i al. Use all possible
echniques and ideas o sp ead awa eness. Wo kshops, open g oup discussions o ac i i ies can
help o c ea e awa eness on women’s sa e y in he wo kplace. Awa eness s a s wi h he
implemen a ion o guidelines, and law agains sexual ha assmen in a wo kplace.
• Encou age Women o Exp ess
Gene ally, women’s acing sexual ha assmen does no speak up. Socie y is esponsible o
his. We each ou gi l child o beha e and ac in a pa icula way. Since childhood, we gi e hem
a se o do’s and don’ s. This condi ioning la e s ops women o exp ess. They a e ashamed. They
ea consequences. O he easons a e low sel -es eem and lack o in o ma ion.Mus encou age he
emale employees o exp ess and come ou hei discom o . This can be done by boos ing hei
con idence by implemen ing equal oppo uni ies o bo h male and emale wo ke s in he
wo kplace. These senses o equali y in he wo kplace will make hem igh he social s igma.
• Implemen a ion o Laws
Go e nmen should cha he s a is ics o women unemploymen in e e y yea . In addi ion,
go e nmen should es ablish some laws a ou o women o hei employmen . Should de ine he
pos o women. Go e nmen should b ing s ic decision on ha . This can educe he mos o he
women unemploymen .
• P o ide Awa eness abou he Impo ance o Job
Some o he women a e no awa e abou he se iousness o job. They ha e only needed he
deg ee ce i ica es. Fi s should gi e awa eness o he educa ed one, hey a e he eason o
unemploymen . They ha e no idea abou he impo ance o job, hey do no know job will gi e
hem high s a us in socie y, i gi es hem ea nings o li e, i will gi e hem high epu a ion and
s a us in hei amily and socie y e c. Th ough he awa eness classes, i will help o educe some
ce ain ex en . P o ide p ope awa eness camp abou he educa ion and employmen oppo uni ies
o educa ed women.
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• P o ide Basic Facili ies o Women Employees
P o ide basic acili ies o women employees. I does no mean he oile acili y o
d inking acili y, mo e han ha , i means anspo a ion acili y and hos el acili y also. O ices
should p o ide a elling acili y o employees a hei own (company) isk. Ins i u ions should
o ganize he anspo a ion acili y and appoin special d i e o d i e women home a nigh . In
addi ion, p o ide hos el acili ies nea by hei o ices, wi h secu i y p o ec ion. I will help o
women a oid he nigh a elling i will conside mo e sa e y o women.
• C ea e Posi i e A mosphe e in Family
C ea e posi i e a mosphe e om amily onwa ds. I will make he women mo e elaxa ion
in hei mind, and i will make he job easy. Because, amily is he i s p e e ence o women. I
will be ok hen e e y hing will be ok.
• Equal Pay o Equal Wo k
I is he concep o labou igh s ha indi iduals in he same wo kplace be gi en equal pay.
P o ide equal pay o equal wo k, no only equal sala y including basic pay, non-sala y paymen s,
bonuses and allowances. This o a oid gende disc imina ion. Because women also he pa o
socie y.
• A oid Gende Disc imina ion
Suppo women in o mo e senio oles; implemen gende neu al ec ui men p ocesses,
e iew sala ies and s anda dized pay, p o ide aining on unconscious bias.
• Choose F eshe ’s
Choose he newly educa ed one a he han he expe ienced pe son. This oppo uni y will
gi e a way o new gene a ions. I will help o acquain wi h hei jobs wi h new expe ience.
• P o ide Oppo uni y
P o ide oppo uni ies especially o women, wi hou any disc imina ion. To p o ide
e ec i e job-o ien ed aining, go e nmen should suppo suppo o enhance he employmen
oppo uni ies
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• Take a Pe sonal In e es
A pe sonal in e es should be needed o ge job. I will no be happens wi hou in e es .
O he wise, i we ha e in e es in o do jobs, i will make new hy hm o li e.
• B ing Changes in Socie y No ms
Jus y o unde s and he people abou ole o women, s a us o women in socie y and hei
igh s and du ies. Maybe i b ings changes in socie y a i ude owa ds women. Women is he pa
o he socie y; hey ha e hei own likes and dislikes. So, make a way o hem o li e eely and
happily.
• C ea e Discussion G oups
Women discussion g oups should o ganize a he illage le el.
• Sel -Suppo P og ams
P o ide sel -suppo p og ams e ec i ely among educa ed unemployed women.
• P omo e Addi ional Educa ion
To p omo e addi ional educa ional quali ica ion o he women
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