Women empowerment is one of the burning issues in India. Empowerment of women can be defined as a creation of a platform where women can make independent decisions for their personal development and also for the well-being of the society. From the past many years and even today, the nation is focusing on empowering women by providing ample career opportunities for women in almost every sector of the economy. Many literature studies reveal that women belonging to urban areas are more empowered than women in rural areas. Dakshina Kannada is one such district in Karnataka, where the rural population is more (52.33%) compared to the urban population. The literacy rate of rural women in Dakshina Kannada is 79.83%, whereas of rural men is 90.97%, which clearly indicates the need to focus towards the empowerment of rural women of Dakshina Kannada. Therefore, the proposed research will focus on comparing the roles of working and non-working mothers in different aspects of life. Also, it will focus on determining the factors influencing the empowerment level of working mothers and homemakers of Dakshina Kannada.