Abstract:
The women’s self employment has implications on quality of life including health, nutrition,
educational attainment of children, social status of families as well as their ability to adequately
cater for the needs of their families. It is believed that selfemploymentis able to enjoy the necessities
of lifeand enjoyidentifiable luxuriesof life.Researchon the contributionof women’s selfemployment
on quality of life conducted with 100 families in Eravur TownD.S Division, Batticaloa. The aim of
this study is to explore the contribution of women’s self – employment on quality of life of families
in Eravur Town. The research process included a review of secondary literature, the administration
of a structured questionnaire and open ended interviews with women who involved in self
employment. The study reveals that mostof the womenin EravurTown involve in self employment
process in order to improve their quality of life and also their quality of life have been improved
than earlier in various ways. Further, the women who involved in self employment satisfied with
their qualityof life includingWomen’s feelingof completedependence on their families emotionally,
socially, economically substituted by the feeling that could support themselves, group living
providing women independent living skills and helping them to start family life, women gaining
recognition and changes in families and community due to their earning
