The Effect of Human Capital, Social Capital, and Competency on the Empowerment of Bajo Ethnic Community in the Regency of Muna: A Gender Perspective

Hartina Batoa

doi:10.11648/j.aff.20180701.12

Abstract

A study was conducted to analyze the effect of human capital, social capital, and competency on the empowerment of Bajo ethnic from a gender perspective. The study site was Marobo, one of districts in the Regency of Muna. The district was purposely chosen because it had the highest number of Bajo people in that regency. Samples, a total of 88 households, were selected via simple random sampling. Data were analyzed with multiple regression analysis. The study showed that human capital, social capital, and competency directly affected the social and economic empowerment of Bajo people both the role of husbands and wives.

Highlights

The ultimate goal of a community empowerment is to encourage citizens to improve their family's living standards and to optimize their resources [1]
Gender inequality will affect the capacity development of women and men, those related to their empowerment in doing their either domestic or public activities
The data were analyzed based on multiple regression analysis model, as follows, Y = bo + b1X1 + b2X2 + b3X3 + e where Y = degree of empowerment, bo = intercept, X1 = human capital, X2 = social capital, X3 = competency, b1... b3 = coefficient of regression for corresponding independent variable X, e = error

Summary

Introduction

The ultimate goal of a community empowerment is to encourage citizens to improve their family's living standards and to optimize their resources [1]. Developing and empowering the Bajo community should be done for men and for women, as well. If it involves only men, this will create gender inequality [2]. Gender inequality will affect the capacity development of women and men, those related to their empowerment in doing their either domestic (household) or public activities. Gender issues arise from the lack of attention to the fact that the community as a development target consists of different segments, especially women and men [3]. According to Suyuti [4], Bajo women, in addition to having roles and responsibilities in family affairs, are involved in the distribution and trade of fish catches and other fishery and marine products (e.g. seaweed). They, are helpless and, need to be empowered in order for them not to be continuously stereotyped as the poor

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