Analysis the Attitude of Rural Women in Divandarreh County toward Handicrafts Sector Employment

This study was conducted to analysis the attitude of rural women in divandarreh county at Kurdistan-Iran toward handicrafts sector Employment. The population of this study consisted of all rural women above 15 years old in the study area (N=17101). By using Cochran''s sampling formula، 120 women were selected and then this sample distributed with applying proportionally stratified random sampling method. The instrument of the study was a questionnaire which its validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was established by calculating Chronbach''s Alfa Coefficient (α>0. 7). Results showed that attitudes of most rural women towards employment in the handicrafts sector were not positive. Also، results of means comparison showed that there were significant differences between their attitudes towards Employment in the handicrafts sector based on variables include family members، media communication using، handicraft employment Knowledge level، level of Interesting toward handicrafts، level of training in handcraft، family income level، Education level and Participate in training –extension classes. In addition، results of factor analysis showed that to improve women attitude to employment in this sector، categorized in three factors، (1) Supporting، (2) training – exhortative، and (3) creation Association Handicrafts.