Gender and Women Empowerment

Abstract:

The role of the fish basket woman is not only as a housewife but also as a breadwinner, thus the fish basket woman has a dual role in her family. Fish basket women help their husbands work to be able to meet family needs. This study aims to analyze household income as well know the motivation to work of women as fish baskets in increasing working household income and know the factors that affect the income of fish basket women in increasing household income in Eretan Wetan Village, Indramayu Regency, West Java. The research method used in this research is a case study and interviews using a questionnaire. The sampling technique used an accidental sampling method with a total of 50 respondents and collecting data using observation techniques, structured interviews, and documentation techniques. The results showed that the role of women with fish baskets on household income in Eretan Wetan Village, Indramayu Regency, West Java was quite significant by obtaining an average income of IDR 1,676,135 per month. Factors that affect the income of working basket women include helping their husbands, wages that are not appropriate, helping household income and the husband’s income is uncertain. The coefficient of determination shown by Nagelkerke R-Square, age, education level, number of family members, husband’s permission, and husband’s income affect women’s interest in working by 100.0%. Women’s interest in working is not influenced by any other factors included in the research mode.

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Abstract:

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kontribusi wanita nelayan terhadap pendapatan di Muara Angke serta menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi wanita nelayan bekerja dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pendapatan wanita nelayan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi kasus dengan satuan kasusnya adalah kontribusi wanita nelayan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode triangulasi (observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi). Untuk penentuan sampel digunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan jumlah sampel adalah 30 sampel. Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dan deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan rata-rata kontribusi wanita nelayan terhadap pendapatan di Muara Angke sebesar 30,25%. Faktor yang mempengaruhi wanita nelayan bekerja diantaranya pendidikan dan motivasi bekerja. Faktor usia tidak mempengaruhi wanita nelayan bekerja. Adapun faktor yang mempengaruhi pendapatan wanita nelayan diantaranya curahan waktu kerja dan jenis pekerjaan. Rata-rata curahan waktu kerja wanita nelayan untuk kegiatan produktif adalah 148,63 jam per bulan atau sekitar 5,72 jam per hari. Curahan waktu kerja dan jenis pekerjaan berpengaruh positif terhadap pendapatan wanita nelayan masing-masing sebesar 16,3% dan 13,5%. Faktor pengalaman bekerja tidak berpengaruh terhadap pendapatan wanita nelayan.

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