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.
Highlights
Woman issues are an interesting topic to discuss
Women Contribution to Family Economy through Informal Sector Generally, the husband of bakul women in Sampangan Market worked as carpenter, mason, construction worker, farmer, and other labors
The income of bakul women was used to fulfill daily needs because they worked for a living to help their husband and family economy they hoped to gain more profit
Summary
Woman issues are an interesting topic to discuss. Women have traditional roles in giving birth (reproduction role) and taking care of household, and social roles related to their career in economy, social, family, and politics supported with high level of education. The involvement of woman in public activity, especially in melinjo chips production was aimed to add income from the husband and to help in fulfilling family needs. Since their income was insufficient to fulfill their family needs, many women worked and “helped the men” to fulfill the needs through informal sector (bakul).
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