Małgorzata Klimka Institute of Applied Psychology University of Social Sciences

Międzynarodowe seminarium na temat edukacji kobiet z regionów wiejskich12 June 2013 in Lodz Educational situation of unemployed women in rural areas of the Lodz Region Małgorzata Klimka Institute of Applied Psychology University of Social Sciences

Presentation plan 1. The requirements of the labour market and the situation of women living in rural areas of the Lodz Region. 2. Information on the research. 3. Characteristics of the study group. 4. Research tools. 5. The results of the research. 6. Summary

Introduction „Labour market – comprises the whole of issues related with thedevelopment of labour supply and labour demand, labour market is the place where transactions of labour purchase, i.e. hiring employees, and labour sales take place. The demand is represented by employers offering job positions, while thesupply is represented by those who are seeking employment.”

Introduction It is beyond doubt that recent decades have contributed to the occurrence of changes on the labour market. Contemporarily, it is shaped by such factors as: • globalisation, • increase of the significance of the service sector • changing systems of values • increase of the significance of self-employment • dynamic development of technology

Introduction In this context, special attention is needed for the functioning of workers adaptation in the labour market, inter alia, in terms of driving adequate education programmes. This is especially true for people who could be at risk of exclusion from the labour market from the point of view of my research – unemployed women in rural areas.

Females by educational level

Aim of the research Analysis of self-perception of women from the study group in terms of the perception of their own education and qualifications as attractive to a potential employer. Analysis of the level of stress by respondents in terms of their educational situation. Sense of coherence of women in the context of the educational situation.

Characteristics of the group:living area T The study involved 30 women, residing in villages belonging to the Głowno municipality.

Characteristics of the group:age The average age of women is 47.5. The youngest was 24.0 years old, the oldest 57.0. Women were registered as unemployed in Labour Office in Głowno and took part in the study from January to May 2013.

Characteristics of the group:education Higher education - 3 Vocational education - 7 Secondary education - 7 Vocational secondary education - 8 Basic education - 5

Theoretical framework 1. The concept of salutogenesis by A. Antonovsky 2. Ways of dealing with stress concept by N.S. Endler and J.D.A Parker

Salutogenesis “Global orientation that expresses the extent to which one hasa pervasive, enduring though dynamic feeling of confidence that the stimuli deriving from one's internal and external environments in the course of living are structured, predictable and explicable, the resources are available to one to meet the demands posed by these stimuli; and these demands are challenges, worthy of investment and engagement.”

Sense of coherence • Comprehensibility, • Manageability, • Meaningfulness.

Ways of dealing with stress • Style focused on the task, • Style focused on emotions, • Style focused on avoidance.

Research tools - Life orientation questionnaire SOC (Sense Of Coherence Scale) by A. Antonovsky - Personality Inventory NEO-FFI by Costa and Mc Crae; in the Polish adaptation by B. Zawadzki, J. Strelau , P. Szczepaniak and M. Śliwińska (1998). - Questionnaire to analyze the perception of self-image in the labour market

Thank you for your attention, Małgorzata Klimka.

Małgorzata Klimka Institute of Applied Psychology University of Social Sciences