In Islamic law women are allowed to work for a living, because sometimes parents or husbands can not afford and bear the cost of their lives. As a result encourage women to work to earn additional income to meet family needs. The existence of educational background factors are minimal, making the woman in the end looking for work in accordance with the ability he has. The type of research used is library research and survey research, with qualitative approach. Based on research in terms of empowerment of women workers as an effort to improve the family economy, in accordance with the views of Islamic law. Most of them have the support of family and the environment, while maintaining ethics and morale in their work. The empowerment of women workers has a positive impact that family income increases, although the increase is different.