Empowering Women through Handicraft: Special reference to Chhattisgarh

The study, Empowering Women through Handicraft : Special reference to Chhattisgarh, explores the economic empowerment of women through their involvement in the handicraft sector in Chhattisgarh. It highlights that rural women, by engaging in handicrafts, gain control over economic resources, contributing to household spending and decision-making. The study aims to estimate the impact of women’s employment and earnings from the handicraft sector on their economic empowerment . The handicraft industry holds a prominent position and has become a major driver of the chhattisgarh economy. Being environmentally benign and labour-intensive, the industry serves as a logical creative outlet for artisans' self-expression in addition to creating jobs for the economy's growth. For communities as a whole and for female artisans specifically, these sectors constitute a significant source of revenue. Women's productive jobs and handicrafts offer them a unique economic freedom that makes being an artisan a key part of their identity. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate the situation of women's economic empowerment through handicrafts.The study employs both qualitative and quantitative methods, collecting data from 180 respondents. Findings suggest after Joining Handicraft Industry Women Empowerment Index is 69.3%, 5.9 % more handicraft women's empowered after joining Handicraft Industry.