Factors Affecting the Women’s Labor Participation at Home Industry of Rambak Crackers in Tulungagung Regency

Abstract

This research was conducted at the village of Sembung, Tulungagung subdistrict, Tulungagung Regency from November - December 2017. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting the woman’s labour participation at home industry of rambak crackers in Tulungagung Regency. Around 75 females staff and 30 owners of home industry were selected as respondents by purposive sampling. The research method used was survey method. Data were collected by survey, observation, and direct interviews by using structured questionnaires. Data were analysed by using multiple linier regression and descriptive analysis. The research results showed that the distance and wages were significantly influence the level of labor woman participation. The value of coefficient determination was around 0.669. It means that the contributions effect of X variable to Y was 66.9%. It can be concluded that the variable of distance and the number of wages were giving significant effect on women’s labor participation rate.