Bakul: Contribution of Rural Women to Family Economy through Informal Sector Activities

Thriwaty Arsal(1), Muhammad Basri(2), Sumartono Tono(3),

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/komunitas.v9i1.8906


(1) Department of Sociology and Anthropology Semarang State University
(2) Departement of Administration Science Halu Oleo State University
(3) Universitas Terbuka Tangerang Banten

Abstract

Economic contribution of bakul women (small tradeswomen) was manifested in informal sector activities such as merchants, laborers, homeworkers, and family workers. Rural society activities indicated cooperation between men and women. One job conducted by women in informal sector was bakul. The work is a progress for women regarding work division; however, it is also a challenge, especially for children education in the family. Research location was in Gunungpati Subdistrict, Semarang City. The research was conducted using qualitative approach. Research result shows that bakul women worked in informal sector to fulfill economic need of the family because the income from their husband was insufficient to fulfill daily needs thus they tried to look for additional income.  Various types of empowerment for bakul women had been conducted either from the internal of bakul itself or from external. Through the empowerment, they were able to fulfill their daily needs such as to buy clothes, to send their children to school, to buy rice and side dishes, and even to give donation for the provision of basic needs.

Keywords

bakul women; economic contribution; informal sector

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