Division of Labor
Abstract. Gender issues are currently the concern of many
countries including Indonesia as the world's largest archipelagic country with
large fish resource potential. The role of women in productive work on the
coast of West Java Province, Indonesia is very large, especially in the
business of processing fish. Women fish processing in West Java can increase
the added value of fishery products landed by fisher. Research on the
relationship of gender roles and livelihoods of fisheries is very rare. This
study aims to analyze the role of gender in small-scale fish processing. The
method used is a survey and in-depth interviews of 250 respondents fish
processing business owners in West Java. The results showed that the role of
fish processing women is very large in the production and domestic work. Women
can not ignore homework even though they work as fish processors. The
implication of this research is the policy in determining the target of
extension in the field of small scale fisheries by involving the women in the
activity of empowerment.
Keywords: empowerment, extension, fisheries,
gender, women
Introduction
The division of labor
between men and women or husband with wife has existed long ago. Some social
experts argue that the role of women in domestic or reproductive work is given
naturally. The domestic role of women is brought to the separation of jobs in the
public sector. Women in productive employment tend to do work that is similar
to domestic work. This condition tends to be hereditary and it is feared
patriarchal values will take
root in the social system despite the fact that these values began to decline
since some kingdoms in Europe were led by a queen (Hardwick 1998).
The division of labor
in households in rural West Java tend to retain patriarchal values. Women tend
to be dominant in housework and men work in the fields. In addition, men are
also dominant in the decision-making process. However, women in rural West Java
have a double role and the larger time spent doing homework (Sajogyo 1981).
This condition also occurs in coastal villages of Bangladesh, the role of women
contributes to fishing and fish farming work but women still prioritize
homework (Mowla 2002).
Current conditions have
changed. The role of women in productive employment is also considerable. The
role of the fisherman's wife working odd jobs by processing and selling fish or
selling daily necessities (Hauriham 1986; Karnaen & Amanah 2013). Hubeis
AVS (2010) classifies three gender roles of domestic, productive, and social
roles. Although domestic work is not paid but is useful in sustaining
households while productive employment is paid for as a result of its work and
heavy work is usually done by men.
Method
This research used
qualitative method. Respondents filled out questionnaires accompanied by
researchers. To obtain valid information then conducted an in-depth interview
with semi-structured questions. Data collection was conducted in Cirebon and
Sukabumi Regency of West Java Province from October 2016 until February 2017.
The research location
in Cirebon Regency is Gunungjati, Plumbon, Sumber, Suranenggala, Mundu,
Pangenan, Panguragan, Beber, Jamblang, Weru, Astanajapura, and Gebang. The
research location in Sukabumi Regency is Pelabuhan Ratu, Cisolok, Cisaat,
Ciemas, Bantargadung, Jampang Kulon, Simpenan, Citarik, Cibadak and Sukaraja.
Data collection in both
locations to 100 respondents in Sukabumi Regency consisted of 38 salted fish
processors, 22 pindang processors, 28 fish baso processors, 5 terasi
processors, 3 abon fish processors, and 4 other processors. Data collection in
Cirebon to 150 respondents consisted of 24 salted fish processors, 50 pindang
processors, 12 fish baso processors, 6 terasi processors, 5 fish abon processors, 9 fish crackers, 16 fish smokers, 10 crab
processors, 14 shell processors, 4 other processors.
Results and Discussion
As in agriculture,
heavy fish processing jobs such as searching for raw materials, packaging, and
selling products are done by men, while women's role as product processors,
equipment cleaners, and financial management. The stages of fish processing are
looking for raw materials by men, processing fish by women, packing products by
men, cleaning tools by women, selling products by men, and saving money by
women (Table 1).
Productive work
undertaken by women is usually women's work such as service, cooking and
cleaning. Women's relationships with domestic work make women more dual-role
even some women choose to work part time (Gonas & Karlson 2006). This
happens in small scale fish processing business in West Java. Women play a role
in processing products, cleaning places, and cleaning fish processing
equipment. The timing of the role of fish processing women is estimated to be
40% to process fish and 60% to take care of the homework. Agreed with Sajogyo
(1981) that rural women in West Java play a double role with 2 to 4 hours of
productive time and 4 to 6 hours of homework.
Table 1. The division of labor on fish
processing in the study site
Type of processing
|
Stages of work
|
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Obtain raw materials
|
Processing products
|
packaging
|
Cleaning equipment
|
Sell products
|
Save money
|
|||||||
Crb
|
Skb
|
Crb
|
Skb
|
Crb
|
Skb
|
Crb
|
Skb
|
Crb
|
Skb
|
Crb
|
Skb
|
|
Salted
fish
|
MO
|
MD
|
FD
|
FD
|
MD
|
MD
|
FD
|
FD
|
MO
|
MD
|
FO
|
FD
|
Pindang
fish
|
MD
|
MO
|
FD
|
FO
|
FD
|
MO
|
FD
|
MD
|
FD
|
MO
|
FO
|
FD
|
Baso
fish
|
MO
|
MO
|
FD
|
MO
|
FO
|
MO
|
FO
|
MO
|
MD
|
MO
|
FO
|
FD
|
Terasi
|
MO
|
MD
|
FO
|
MD
|
MD
|
MD
|
FO
|
MD
|
MD
|
MD
|
FO
|
FD
|
Abon
fish
|
FO
|
MO
|
FD
|
MD
|
FO
|
MO
|
FO
|
MO
|
FO
|
MD
|
FO
|
FO
|
Cracker
fish
|
MD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
MD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
MD
|
-
|
FO
|
-
|
Smoked
fish
|
MD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
MD
|
-
|
FO
|
-
|
Crabs
|
MD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
MD
|
-
|
FO
|
-
|
Scallops
|
MD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
MD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
FD
|
-
|
FO
|
-
|
Others
|
MD
|
FD
|
MD
|
FD
|
MD
|
FD
|
MD
|
FD
|
MD
|
FD
|
FO
|
FO
|
Crb: Cirebon Regency,
Skb:Sukabumi Regency, MO: male only, FO: female only,
MD: male dominant, FD:
female dominant.
Table 1 indicated the
role of men in the southern coast (Sukabumi Regency) was very dominant compared
with the role of women in the stages of fish processing work. On the northern
coast (Cirebon Regency) the role of women in fish processing was more dominant.
Characteristics of gender relations in fish processing was determined by the
type of processing such as salted fish, pindang, baso fish, terasi, abon, fish
crackers, smoked fish, crabs, and others.
The stages of work in
salted fish processing in both areas of the northern coast (Cirebon Regency)
and south (Sukabumi Regency) were conducted by men and women equally.
Generally, the selection and transportation of raw materials is done by men.
The next stage, women weeded, washed, drained, soaked salt solution, placed fish
in the parlor, and dried and flipped fish. The next stage of fish was packed by
men in used cardboard. Equipment and workplaces were cleaned by women while men
sell salted fish to nearby markets or through collecting merchants. The
proceeds from the sale were then handed over to women for storage.
The processing work of
pindang on the north coast (Cirebon Regency) was dominantly done by women, just
like the salted fish the role of picking and transporting raw materials done by
men and then the fish is washed, drained, sprinkled with salt, and arranged in
the basin, boiled and drained by women. The next stage of the fish was
rearranged in a basin and sold by men to nearby markets. Then money was handed
over to women. Jobs that take long distances were left to the men. The search
for raw materials of pindang and the distance far done by man. According to
Atit (pengolah pindang in Cirebon):
“sing tuku bahan baku
pindange ya laki soale adoh ng Indramayu lan kudu lelang rada suwe sing esuk
sampe bedug nembe teka, rabi bli bisa melu soale repot masih duwe bocah
cilik-cilik, rabi ning umah gendong anak”.
“the husband
who bought the raw materials of pindang because the distance is far in
Indramayu and the auction must take a long time from morning until noon is just
finished, the wife can not participate because busy still have small children,
so the wife at home just carrying children”
On the other hand, the
stages of pindang processing on the south coast (Sukabumi Regency) were
dominated by men. Nevertheless the role of women remains as a processor or
cooker, while searching for raw materials, packaging products, cleaning
equipment, and selling dominant products was done by men. Similarly, on the
northern coast (Cirebon Regency), finances are managed by women.
The processing of fish
baso on the north coast (Cirebon Regency) was dominantly done by women. Work
begins with picking and transporting raw materials by men. Next the women wash,
drain, fill, grind, and stir with spices and then the baso formed and boiled.
Men helped in the process of filling and grinding fish meat. After the baso
drained and then packed in plastic or a particular container. Baso sold by men
and the money handed over to women. If husband holds money and gives a daily
expenditure was taboo. The men in Cirebon who likes to give of daily
expenditure to wife often called cupar(ridicule). According to Sadika (fish baso
processor):
“ibunya ga bisa pergi
cari bahan baku karena ga bisa bawa motor, sing bisa nyetak baso isun, rabi
isun sih bantu nyiapnang sayuran karo bumbu kuah, ari esuk rabi isun sing
ngurusi umah, isune mangkat luru bahan baku bakso ng bakul sekalian giling ng
pasar, sing nganter-nganter baso ng langganan anak isun, isun wis pegel tinggal
istirahat bae”.
“wife can not
go looking for raw materials because can not ride a motorcycle, husband who can
make baso, wife help prepare vegetables and seasoning, if the morning wife take
care of house, I go looking for raw material of raw material trader basso grind
fish in market, then baso sent by my child to customers, I'm tired of taking a
rest”.
Fish baso processing
work was done by all household members. A wife, husband, and child have their
respective roles. A child helps in sending baso to customers, as well as a
wife's double role in processing baso and taking care of housework.
On the contrary, the
work of baso processing on the southern coast (Sukabumi Regency) was dominated
by men from starting to search for raw materials, processing, packaging,
cleaning equipment, and selling products. Fish baso was worked by men but the
money from the sale of baso left to the women.
Processing terasi on
the northern coast (Cirebon Regency) was processed rebon or small shrimp. Some
male processors obtained raw materials by catching rebon in the sea (Cirebon
Regency). In addition, raw materials are also obtained from fisher. Furthermore
the rebon was soaked, dried, pounded, fermented, and formed by women. Then
terasi were packed and sold by men. On the contrary, the processing of terasi
on the south coast (Sukabumi Regency) was dominated by men.
The work of making fish
abon in the northern coast (Cirebon Regency) was dominated by women. Abon
processing begins with finding and selecting raw materials by men. Then the
fish was washed, drained, cut, boiled, peppered, and pressed by women and was
assisted by men. Next woman smoothed and fried the fish. Then men pack and sell
fish abon. The money from the sale was handed over to the wife.
The raw material of
abon fish on the north coast (Cirebon Regency) was delivered directly by suppliers
to the abon processing plant. Therefore, the role of women in abon processing
was very dominant including choosing raw materials. If the raw materials on
suppliers are empty, husband and wife looked for raw materials to the nearest
fishing port because the wife can not ride but she can choose quality raw
materials. Raw material used is mackerel type. According to Mrs. Puji (fish
abon processor in Cirebon):
“bahan baku ikan dikirim
ke rumah tapi kalau tidak dikirim biasanya nyari ke Karangsong berdua sama
bapaknya karena lumayan jauh jaraknya, saya harus milih ikan yang dagingnya
bagus dan tebal, biasanya ikan tenggiri yang dagingnya tebal dan putih”.
"fish raw materials are sent to the house but if not sent
usually looking to Karangsong with husband because far, I have to choose fish
that the meat is good and thick, usually mackerel fish meat thick and
white".
On the contrary, the
processing of abon fish in the southern coast (Sukabumi Regency) was dominantly
done by men including looking for marine fish raw materials. Processed fish is
a type of marlin and tuna. According to mother Aan (processor abon in
Sukabumi):
“rata-rata pengolah abon
di Sukabumi mah nganggo lauk marlin tapi upami teu ayamah nya tuna, marlin mah
benten ti nu sanesna dagingna tebel, upami ka pelabuhan ikan mah bapakna wae da
tebih kedah naek motor bapak na oge tiasaeun milih lauk mah”.
"the average processor in Sukabumi abon using marlin fish but
if not using tuna, marlin better because the meat is thick, if the fish port of
the husband because far must ride motorcycle, husband can also choose
fish".
The work of making fish
crackers on the north coast (Cirebon Regency) was done by men and women.
Crackers were made from stingrays and some were made from fish meat mixed with
flour dough. Men looked for raw materials stingray skin. Next the men wash and
dry the skin of the fish. Then women boiled, weeded, dried, and fried fish
skins. The man packed the product and sold it to the nearest market or gift
shop. The work of packing crackers was helped by his sons after school.
According to Tarido (cracker processor in Cirebon):
“luru bahan baku kadang
suamie atau rabie di dekat rumah soale sing ngedol bahan baku masih sedulur,
sing ngolah kerupuk rabie, suami sing motong-motong kerupuk soale alat motong
manual kudu tenagae kuat, bsoke jemur kerupuk terus istri nggoreng, dikemas
plastik bari dibantu anake pulang sekolah, konsumen atau reseller marek dewek
ng umah biasane sedina habis 50 kg”.
“looking for
raw materials sometimes husband or wife near the house because the raw material
traders are still relatives, the wife who makes crackers, husbands who cut the
pieces of crackers because the tool is still manual cut need strong power,
early in the morning sunning crackers and frying, plastic packed crackers
assisted by his children after school, buyers come alone usually a day out 50
kg”
The smoked fish were
worked by women on the north coast (Cirebon Regency). Fish processing begins
with the search for raw materials by men. Next the women wash the fish, chop
the fish, wash again, soak the fish for 2 hours, the fish smoked and drained.
Then the man packed and sold fish to the nearest market. The money from the
sale was handed over to the wife.
The process of crab
processing work on the north coast (Cirebon Regency) was dominant by women.
Some of the men catched the crabs and boil them on the boat. Crabs were caught
with bubu or nets while others boil the mainland crabs that are dominantly
performed by women. Next the crab was peeled and picked up, and put in a jar.
Then the man packed a bowl of jars into the cool box and was transported to the
exporter company.
As well as crabs,
processing of green shells on the northern coast (Cirebon Regency) was done by
women. The raw materials of shellfish were obtained from fisher or dominant
shellfish cultivators by men. Scallops were washed, soaked, boiled, and peeled
meat by women. Meat shells were collected in containers, on ice, and sold by
men. The money from the sale of shellfish kept by women.
Other fish processing
such as nuget were done by men (Cirebon Regency). Industrial work was
male-dominated. Men becomes the owner of the nuget industry because they have
work experience in the factory. The work to process nugets was a lot of women.
On the contrary, processing of pindang water and baby fish on the southern
coast (Sukabumi Regency) all stages of work was done by women. This type of
fish processing is an alternative livelihood for women on the southern coast of
West Java.
Fish processing works
related to domestic affairs such as cooking, washing dishes, washing clothes,
ironing, sweeping, mopping houses, shopping, and nurturing or teaching
children. When men have a dominant role in fish processing, women have a
dominant role in domestic affairs. Men on the southern coast (Sukabumi Regency)
were more dominant in the stages of fish processing work and women are more
dominant in doing homework. On the north coast (Cirebon Regency), the role of
women was more dominant in fish processing and homework (Table 2).
The role contribution
of women in fish processing work was not only driven by financial problems but
was influenced by the willingness of men to help with homework. Therefore, men
can also act as housewives (Bekkengen 2002). In addition, some women in
Indonesia want to be respected by families and do not want to be considered
weak and home-grown women such as women who work as heavy equipment drivers in
Tangerang factories (Ford & Parker 2008).
Advances in
communication technology even greatly helped balance the role of men and women
both in the work affairs outside and inside the home (Gonas & Karlson
2006). The current trend of both men and women can freely worked outside the
home was not limited time and distance to work. Women in rural West Java who
find it difficult to find alternative employment in their villages even
partially migrate abroad as domestic servants (Zid 2012).
Table 2 indicated that
homework on the north coast (Cirebon Regency) such as cooking, washing dishes,
washing clothes, and ironing was done by women but sweeping houses, mopping
houses, shopping and teaching children can also be done by men. As perceived by
the pindang processor, domestic work was done by a married man or daughter.
Wife sold pindang in the traditional market from 1 pm until 11 pm. Wife took
rest from traditional market, and she did not do the housework. According to
Ropiah (pindang processor in Cirebon);
“Ari mangkat dagang
pindang tengah wengi jam 1, balik jam 11, awan jadi ora sempet masak lan
beberesih umah, sing ngrewangi blanja, masakan, nyapu, ngepel esuk kuh laki
kadang anak wadon, lamun putue ora rewel anak wadon ngrewangi bebersih umah”.
"usually
goes to sell pindang at night at 1 o'clock (1 a.m), home at 11 noon (11 p.m) so
there is no time to cook and clean the house, people who help shopping,
cooking, sweeping, mopping the morning is husband sometimes daughter, if the
child is not naughty, women help clean the house ".
Junedi (fish baso
processor);
“esuk laki bantu nyapu
lantai karo halaman, rabi sing masak, jam 06.30 nganter anak sekolah sekalian
mangkat ning pasar luru bahan baso plus bahan masak sedina dina, balik jam 9
laki mulai ngolah baso, jam 2 rabi ngrewangi usaha kredit barang rumah tangga
jadi laki sing ngepel, sore laki mangkat dagang baso”.
“early in the
morning the husband sweeps the floor and the yard, the wife cooks, 06.30 drove
the schoolboy and goes to the market to find the ingredients of baso and
cooking material every day, home from the market at 9 am the husband starts to
process the baso, at 2 pm the wife helps business of household goods credits
became husbands who mop, afternoon husbands passed away baso trade”
Jeni (fish cracker
processor):
“usaha isun krupuk kulit,
kerjanang awit esuk sampe sore, kadang ora sempet nyapu, nyuci baju, kadang
arep nyuci tapi wis pegel, lamen bli sempet ya laki isun sing ngrewangi”.
"my
business is fish crackers, working from morning to evening, sometimes did not
sweep, wash clothes, sometimes want to wash but already tired, if not usually
the husband who does".
In contrast to the
south coast (Sukabumi Regency), domestic work was almost entirely done by
women. The average domestic work time on the southern coast (Sukabumi Regency)
was longer than in the northern coast (Cirebon Regency) because the number of
households on the southern coast is much higher than on the north coast.
Cooking work turns out
to be a priority so that it takes 1.8 hours per day on both the northern coast
(Cirebon Regency) and the southern coast (Sukabumi Regency), even in the past
time for cooking by West Java rural women for 3 hours per day (Sajogyo 1981).
In addition, washing dishes was routine every day as it relates to the cooking
and family meals. Other jobs such as washing clothes, ironing, sweeping,
mopping, and shopping can be done on a daily basis. Furthermore, the job of
nurturing and teaching the child takes more than 3 hours per day and for some
mother done since waking up to sleep again. The work of taking care of children
and families was the most important consideration for women who want to do
business or work outside the home (Gonas & Karlson 2006). The status of
work did not affect the role of gender in the fishery household. Women fish
processing business owners kept doing their domestic work such as cooking,
washing, and taking care of children (Karnaen & Amanah 2013).
Table 2 Distribution of domestic work in the study
sites
Housework
|
Cirebon Regency
|
Sukabumi Regency
|
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Female
(hour/day)
|
Male
(hour/day)
|
Female
(hour/day)
|
Male
(hour/day)
|
|
Cooking
|
1,8
|
-
|
1,8
|
-
|
Washing
dishes
|
0,7
|
-
|
1,2
|
-
|
Washing
clothes
|
1,1
|
-
|
1,6
|
-
|
Ironing
|
1,1
|
-
|
1,6
|
-
|
Sweep
the house
|
0,7
|
1,0
|
0,7
|
-
|
Mopping
home
|
0,5
|
1,0
|
0,8
|
-
|
Shopping
|
1,7
|
1,0
|
1,5
|
-
|
Parenting/teaching
children
|
1,6
|
1,6
|
3,1
|
-
|
Increasing the role of
women in the productive sector affects the division of the role of husband and
wife in taking care of the house. The role of domestic work was likely to
change over time. This happens because of the increasing role of women in
entrepreneurship or work outside the home. Norway was a developed country with
a high index of happiness in the world, the income of Norwegian women was
increasing steadily from year to year. However, the role of women in homework
and parenting decreases to 2 hours a day but the men increase half an hour a
day to take care of children and homes. The data were obtained during the
period of 1971 to 2000, and in the period 2000 to 2010 there was a slight
change in time for homework increased slightly, especially in preparing food
while the time for recreation decreased slightly (Statistics Norway 2012).
Today, many women work
outside the home to earn an income. Women's role becomes more widespread than
men because not only productive work, a woman also have to take care of
household. Women as the key to household welfare (Sohail 2014). Therefore,
women should be given skills to manage finances and save for households not
poor (Kumari 2011). Women also need to be given alternative jobs such as
fisher's wife who was skilled at fish processing can improve food security
(Divakarannair 2007). However, alternative jobs of fisher wives should not
ignore household domestic tasks (Frocklin et al. 2013).
Fish processing was
related to the way of making decisions in business. The search for raw material
done by men was related to determine the type of fish and the amount to be
processed. Characteristics in decision making in both regions were also very
different. However, in general decision-making of fish processing is done
together.
Tabel 3. Decision making in fish processing
business at study site
Activities
|
Decision making
|
||||||
Cirebon Regency
|
Sukabumi Regency
|
||||||
Determining
the raw materials to be processed.
|
husbad only
|
husband dominant
|
|||||
Determine
the production holiday.
|
wife only
|
husband dominant
|
|||||
Buy
fish processing equipment.
|
wife only
|
equivalent
|
|||||
Fixed
fish processing place.
|
husband only
|
husband dominant
|
|||||
Expand
the fish processing area
|
husband only
|
husband dominant
|
|||||
Dispose
of waste
|
wife only
|
husband dominant
|
|||||
Determine
the loan capital (amount, time, source).
|
wife dominant
|
equivalent
|
|||||
Determining
sales targets (quantity, price, buyer).
|
wife dominant
|
equivalent
|
|||||
Increase
or reduce labor.
|
wife dominant
|
husband dominant
|
|||||
Buying
a carrier vehicle.
|
husband only
|
equivalent
|
|||||
Choose
packaging materials (cardboard, plastic, or other).
|
wife only
|
equivalent
|
|||||
Adding
food additives (preservatives, salt, dyes, flavorings).
|
wife only
|
equivalent
|
|||||
Attend
group meeting
|
equivalent
|
husband dominant
|
|||||
Attend
an extension / government event.
|
equivalent
|
equivalent
|
|||||
Attend
a thanksgiving and other invitations.
|
equivalent
|
equivalent
|
|||||
Table 3 indicated that
women on the northern coast (Cirebon Regency) tend to be dominant in
decision-making. Wife determines in a production holiday, purchases equipment,
disposes of waste, capital loan, sales target, adds or reduces labor, chooses
packaging materials, additional food ingredients but husband determines fish
raw material, buys vehicle, extends the processing plant. In line with the
research Muflikhati et al. (2010) that gender relationships in family decision
making on the northern coast (Cirebon Regency) were higher than the southern
coast (Sukabumi Regency), even the gender relations and quality of family human
resources affect the level of family welfare on the coast of West Java.
The involvement of
women role in the northern coast (Cirebon Regency) in decision making was
expected to be able to process fish properly and environmentally friendly, just
like the involvement of women farmers in America. According to Hintz (2015)
that female farmers in America were better able to apply environmentally
friendly practices than men.
Conversely on the south
coast (Sukabumi Regency) decision making tends to be dominated by men. The
husband decided the selection of raw materials, holiday, expanding fish
processing sites, disposing of waste, and adding or reducing labor.
The management of labor
in the household of fish processing was adjusted to the working volume.
Therefore, decision-making to reduce or increase labor was decided jointly. But
the decision was influenced by the male or female leadership style. The
decision to increase or decrease labor on the northern coast (Cirebon Regency)
was dominated by women but on the south coast tends to be dominant husband.
Women's leadership style was more cooperative and putting forward feelings but
men were more assertive and transactional in applying reward and punishment
(Barrett & Davidson 2006; Bryson 1987).
Decision-making in both
areas in attending extension and government activities was conducted jointly
and equally between husband and wife. The condition of gender relations in
decision making in household fish processing was relevant to Sajogyo (1981)
that the way of decision making in rural village was more dominated by man while
in semi urban village tends to be equal.
Decision making in
fishery households also affects income generation. The more equal in decision
making the higher the household income because husband and wife have equal
control over their business (Karnaen & Amanah 2013).
According Mugniesyah &
Mizuno (2003) that the involvement of women's role in extension activities in
rural Java West had been good as productive role in agriculture sector around
forest through community forest program. However, women's involvement in
village organizations was low except for the Family Welfare Development
Organization (PKK). However, PKK organizations were limited in scope so that
women's social and political influence in the village was weak. Whereas to
increase rural development the government gives women access to organize in the
Village Representative Body (BPD) and in the Institute of Community Empowerment
(LPM).
Conclusion
The role of women in
the processing of fish is very large because the work of processing fish is almost
the same as homework. However, the work of processing fish on the southern
coast became the work of men. The role of women in the fish processing business
is more dominant in the northern coast compared with the southern coast. The
men on the northern coast contribute low in both domestic and fish-processing
jobs. The division of labor in fish processing households is better on the
south coast although it tends to be patriarchy. Men on the southern coast are
more dominant in fish processing and women on the south coast are more dominant
in domestic.
The division of labor
between men and women in the ideal household can affect the level of family
welfare. Therefore, further research is needed to prove the effect of the
division of labor on household welfare.
Extension targets on
the southern coast (Sukabumi) should be male dominant, but on the north coast
(Cirebon) should be dominant women. Extension targets on the southern coast
(Sukabumi) should be male dominant, but on the north coast (Cirebon) should be
dominant women. Increased fish processing capacity directed at food safety and
environmentally friendly production.
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