Covid-19 Impact on Women” A Case Study in Tirupati of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

Abstract Women participation in earning activities increased with the due to education and skill development trainings. They are positioned in different levels of organisation. Many of women are engaged in either in organised or unorganised sectors. Majority of women in Andhra Pradesh State joined in self-help groups and running own business units i.e., petty business viz. provisions shop, shops with pooja material near temples, beauty parlours, boutiques, tailoring shops, fruit shops, vegetable vendors, etc. The graduated women are engaged as teachers in private schools, working as sales girls in shopping malls, etc. Women, who are illiterates or having low level of education are working as sweepers, cleaners, helpers, etc. It is appreciable that women are working and earning, because it helps women to participate in decision making. Women are the first affecters of any change happen in the family or in environment or in the society. The same has been proven with the spread of Covid-19 in all States and Union Territories of India which started in last quarter of 2019. Andhra Pradesh State is one in which Covid-19 shacked the lives of people especially women in 2020. With this backdrop, an attempt has made to analyse the impact of Covid-19 on women through case studies. Key Words: Women, Education, Training, Organised and Unorganised sectors, Environment Change, Covid-19, etc.