The Impact of COVID’19 Pandemic on Women Employment
with reference to Indian MSMEs
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v12i3.5092Keywords:
Women Employment, Pandemic Effect, Covid’19, MSMEs, India, Government Measure, Financial Vulnerabilities, Care Giving and Responsibilities, Career Advancement, Social Dislocation., Women Employment, Pandemic Effect, Covid-19Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic's effects on various businesses have been addressed in recent literature, but little has been written about how it has affected the financial independence of women in India. In order to better understand how Covid'19 has affected women's employment in India's micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, the goal of this research is to explore and investigate this impact. The 30 females, comprising female entrepreneurs and MSMEs employees, were interviewed in-depth using a qualitative study technique. Nvivo-14 was used to do a thematic analysis of the outcome. Thematic analysis was used to condense sixteen subthemes into five primary themes. In a time of uncertainty and turmoil, the report highlights solutions to the key concerns facing working women.
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