Women In Production Research Articles

Pregnancy and commuting on public transport

IntroductionLimited research has explored the influence of commuting on expectant mother's health and well-being and how expectant mothers can be supported during their commute. The present study aimed to identify the impact of commuting during pregnancy on women's physical and mental health. Further, the effectiveness of Transport for London's baby-on-board badge was explored. MethodThis was a mixed-method study. An online survey of 295 participants over the age of 18 years was conducted to explore their views on commuting and the effectiveness of the baby-on-board badge. A subsample of female participants completed the General Health Questionnaire to assess the impact of commuting while pregnant on women's health. This was followed by a qualitative study in which 15 women who currently or previously commuted to work while pregnant participated in a semi-structured interview about their experience. ResultsCommuting was found to represent a major challenge for some women during pregnancy. It was often a source of stress and anxiety and had detrimental effects on women's health and well-being, especially when they had pre-existing medical conditions. Pregnant women often made adjustments to their commute, such as traveling outside peak times. Although the majority of women commuting into London wore the Baby-on-Board badge during pregnancy, its effectiveness at encouraging commuters to offer their seat or give more space to expectant mothers was mixed. Many women felt the badges were ignored or difficult to see during crowded commutes. ConclusionsThere is limited support for pregnant commuters. The main approach to supporting pregnant commuters is the TfL baby-on-board badge, but the effectiveness of this badge is mixed. A multi-agency approach involving transport agencies, employers, midwives and expectant mothers supporting pregnant commuters may result in a less stressful commute experience and improve women's well-being and productivity at work.

DESIGN OF LEATHER FRINGE BAG THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BALI GRINGSING WOVEN FABRIC

Indonesia has an extraordinary wealth of cultural arts, one of which is the Gringsing woven fabric in Bali. The beauty of Gringsing weaving attracts the author to apply it to bag products as an aesthetic element. This design aims to design a women's bag with a fringe model through a combination of Grinsing weaving elements. This design uses the method of creation, namely: exploration, design, and realization stages. In addition, the design also pays attention to the approach to practical functions, themes/styles, ergonomics, and aesthetics. This design resulted in five designs of women's bags with fringe bag models with the application of Gringsing woven fabric, namely fringe tote bags, fringe slingbags, fringe backpacks, fringe handbags, and fringe waist bags. Of the five designs, two designs were realized into women's bag products, namely the fringe sling bag and backpack models. Through the design of creative bags that use motifs on Gringsing woven fabrics, can produce unique and distinctive typical creations that reflect Indonesian culture.

The impact of the pandemic-enforced lockdown on the scholarly productivity of women academics in South Africa

The underrepresentation of women in research is well-documented, in everything from participation and leadership to peer review and publication. Even so, in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, early reports indicated a precipitous decline in women's scholarly productivity (both in time devoted to research and in journal publications) compared to pre-pandemic times. None of these studies, mainly from the Global North, could provide detailed explanations for the scale of this decline in research outcomes. Using a mixed methods research design, we offer the first comprehensive study to shed light on the complex reasons for the decline in research during the pandemic-enforced lockdown among 2,029 women academics drawn from 26 public universities in South Africa. Our study finds that a dramatic increase in teaching and administrative workloads, and the traditional family roles assumed by women while “working from home,” were among the key factors behind the reported decline in research activity among female academics in public universities. In short, teaching and administration effectively displaced research and publication—with serious implications for an already elusive gender equality in research. Finally, the paper offers recommendations that leaders and policy makers can draw on to support women academics and families in higher education during and beyond pandemic times.

At Home [and] Abroad: Cosmopolitanism as Political Practice in George Sand and Pauline Viardot-Garcia

ABSTRACT Cosmopolitanism has been the subject of considerable recent academic inquiry, but the frequently vexed concept has never attracted much interest, to date, in French studies. Yet a cosmopolitan ethos is central to women's cultural production in nineteenth-century France and provides a valuable lens through which to consider networks of meaning and collaborative conversations across the boundaries of nations/languages/cultures. I read George Sand's Consuelo (1842-43) and the career of mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot-Garcia (1821-1910), to whom the novel was dedicated, as interdependent expressions of women's cosmopolitanism marked by a shared vision of cross-cultural engagement with the politics of difference, mobility, and identity.

Do surgeons adjust clinical productivity after maternity leave?

BackgroundIt has been speculated that women's productivity decreases after maternity leave. In this study, we measured if surgeon clinical productivity decreases after a maternity leave or other types of leave. MethodsData from a large medical center was used to measure surgeon productivity before (pre) and after (post) a leave of absence. Post-to-pre productivity ratios were calculated for each leave based on operative volumes and Relative Value Units (RVUs). Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed for the post/pre productivity ratios, adjusting for surgeon characteristics. ResultsFifty leaves of absence, from 30 surgeons, were analyzed. There was no significant difference between post and pre leave productivity for maternity leave or other types of leave. There was also no significant difference when comparing post/pre productivity ratios between maternity leaves versus other types of leave (volume: 0.06, p = 0.52; RVU: 0.08, p = 0.58). ConclusionSurgeons do not significantly reduce clinical productivity after maternity or other types of leaves.

ANALYSIS OF MERIT SYSTEM IN THE OPEN PROMOTION OF HIGH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR WOMEN IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

Law Number 5 of 2014 concerning State Civil Apparatus (ASN) is a manifestation of bureaucratic reform in the civil service sector through the implementation of ASN management based on a merit system, one of which is open selection for High Leadership Position (JPT). However, open selection based on a merit system has not been implemented optimally. The representation of women in the JPT is still less than that of men. Female Civil Servants (PNS) tend to decline when entering JPT Echelon I and II. Moreover, the number of female registrants in the JPT open selection was far less than male registrants. The lack of representation of women in the JPT also shows a glass ceiling in women's career development. This research aims to analyze the application of the merit system in the open promotion of JPT for women and find out the factors that affect the vertical mobility of women in the bureaucracy. This research was conducted at the Ministry of Home Affairs with a postpositivist research approach and qualitative data collection techniques. Primary data was obtained through interviews with informants related to the implementation of open selection and female High-ranking Officials (PPT) at Ministry of Home Affairs, and secondary data was obtained through documents. The results showed that based on the theory of The Best Person for Any Given Job, the filling of JPT at Ministry of Home Affairs had not been fully implemented based on merit criteria because it has not implemented a succession plan. There is also an assumption of political domination because there is a Pelaksana Tugas (Plt) JPT with a term exceeding the applicable provisions. Meanwhile, based on the theory of The Selection Process, differences in administrative requirements were found in the announcement of vacancies at Ministry of Home Affairs with the Regulation of the Minister for Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (Permenpanrb) Number 15 of 2019 concerning Filling High Leadership Positions in an Open and Competitive in Government Agencies. The track record tracking process is only done through curriculum vitae without tracking the track record to the applicant's place of origin. Monitoring and evaluating PPT performance appraisals are not carried out regularly and continuously but only based on the Employee Performance Target (SKP) document every year. In addition, there are no barriers either from the organization, themselves, or the obstacles of prejudice toward female leaders, which hinder women's career development. However, women's interest in registering for selection tends to less, and there are incomplete supporting facilities for women's productivity.

Determinants of uterovaginal prolapse in Western Ethiopia.

Uterovaginal prolapse is a significant public health concern in developing countries like Ethiopia where access to health care is limited. It significantly affects women's health and productivity. Thus, it is very important to identify determinant factors and take preventive actions. A hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted on 86 cases and 258 controls who attended gynecologic outpatient departments in Nekemte town from May 1 to July 30, 2019. Cases were women with grade II, III and IV uterovaginal prolapse while controls were women free from uterovaginal prolapse but with other gynecologic diseases. Data were collected using pretested interviewer-administered questionnaires, and measurements on height and weight were taken to calculate the women's body mass index. Data were entered using Epi Data version 3.1, and analysis was carried out by SPSS version 20. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were performed. The adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used, and statistical significance was declared at p < 0.05. This study revealed age ≥ 40years (AOR = 10.49; 95% CI: 4.03, 27.35), duration of labor ≥ 24h (AOR = 8.32; 95% CI: 3.58, 19.33), instrumental delivery (AOR = 7.40; 95% CI: 1.21, 45.28), non- utilization of family planning (AOR = 3.14; 95% CI: 1.32, 7.47) and underweight (BMI < 18.5kg/m2) (AOR = 5.30; 95% CI: 1.83, 15.33) were determinants of uterovaginal prolapse. Age ≥ 40years, prolonged labor, instrumental delivery, non-utilization of family planning and underweight were identified as determinant factors of uterovaginal prolapse. Thus, family planning service utilization and appropriate and timely obstetric care are advisable.

Ruang Gender Haruskah Selalu dipisah? Ruang Kelola Wilayah Adat dan Pendekatan Ekologi Politik Feminis

Gender space generally separates space and place of land and natural resources management and utilization based on gender. The assumption these gender space segregation with firm boundary lines implicated demand to showing women's control, utilization, and management of the land and natural resources on the participatory mapping result that is mostly facilitated by JKPP in Indonesia. One of the purposes of this demand is to include women's interests over space in every decision-making process that has an impact on the women's production areas. In fact, not all places have separated the control, utilization, and management of the land and natural resources based on gender. In an agrarian society, like in Indonesia, most of the areas for control, utilization, and management of the land and natural resources are communal based, which is means that the land and natural resources are joint management by men and women. In one indigenous territory, at two different places and times, gender based management can undergo changes. Taking the case of the Balai Juhu in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan, using a feminist political ecology framework, this article examines the complexities of gender segregation on indigenous territory

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic puts the spotlight on gender inequality in clinical research

At the time of writing, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has claimed over 2.5 million lives worldwide and disrupted all aspects of human society. Stay-at-home orders, lockdowns and school closures have also affected academia. Emerging evidence suggests that the constraining effects of the pandemic disproportionately affect female academics. Across all disciplines, women's productivity and scientific output has fallen relative to that of men [1]. Compared with nearly 40 000 papers in US medical journals in 2019, women's shares of overall, first and last authorship in COVID-19 papers, decreased by 16%, 23% and 16%, respectively [2], and the pandemic has put a spotlight on highlighted constraints faced by women in academia [3].

Researching gender inequalities in academic labor during the COVID-19 pandemic: Avoiding common problems and asking different questions.

As the COVID‐19 pandemic unfolds, a growing body of international literature is analyzing the effects of the pandemic on academic labor and, specifically, on gender inequalities in academia. In that literature, much attention has been devoted to comparing the unequal impacts of COVID‐19 on the research activities of women and men, with studies demonstrating that women's research productivity has been disproportionately disrupted, in ways that are likely to have detrimental effects in the short‐ and long‐term. In this paper, I discuss that emerging literature on gender inequalities in pandemic academic productivity. I reflect on the questions asked, the issues centered and the assumptions made within this literature, devoting particular attention to how authors conceptualize academic labor and productivity, on one hand, and gender, on the other. I show that this literature makes major contributions to exposing old and new gender inequalities in academia, but argue that it also risks reproducing some problematic assumptions about gender and about academic work. Discussing those assumptions and their effects, I identify some important questions for us to consider as we expand this literature and deepen our understanding of the complex gendered effects of COVID‐19 on academic labor.

The Influence of Culture and Lifestyle on Purchasing Decisions of Women's Clothing at Matahari Department Store, Palopo City

This study aims to determine, the influence of culture and lifestyle on purchasing decisions for women's clothing at Matahari Department Store Palopo City, cultural influences on purchasing decisions for women's clothing at Matahari Department Store Palopo City, and the influence of lifestyle on purchasing decisions for women's clothing at Matahari Department Store. Palopo City. The method used is multiple regression analysis method with a sample size of 30 respondents. The focus of the research determined by the researcher was only on women's clothing products, so the researcher only chose female respondents. The characteristics of the respondents analyzed in this study were based on age and occupation. The research data was obtained by distributing questionnaires to respondents. The results showed that the t value of cultural variables was 3.446 with a significant level of 0.002. Because 3.446 &gt; 2.051 and 0.002 &lt; 0.05, the hypothesis is accepted. This shows that the cultural variable (X1) has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions. While the t value of the lifestyle variable (X2) is 2.537 with a significant level of 0.017. Because 2.537 &gt; 2.051 and 0.017 &lt; 0.05, the hypothesis is accepted. This shows that lifestyle variables have a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions. The simultaneous test results show that the cultural variables (X1) and lifestyle (X2) together have a positive effect on purchasing decisions (Y) as evidenced by the calculated F value of 17.055 with a significant level of 0.000, where F count &gt; F table (17.055 &gt; 3.35) with a significance level less than 0.05 (0.000 &lt; 0.05).

Use of Menstrual Sanitary Products in Women of Reproductive Age: Korea Nurses' Health Study.

ObjectivesThe use of menstrual hygiene products and its effect on women’s health remains under studied. Patterns of menstrual hygiene product use and the rationale behind choices among Korean women aged 18–45 years were examined.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was a part of the Korea Nurses’ Health Study. A total of 20,613 nurses participated, and 8,658 nurses participated in Module 7 which included a menstrual hygiene products-related survey. The data were collected through the mobile survey using a self-reported questionnaire. Participants’ use of menstrual hygiene products and related characteristics were analyzed using frequency (percentage) or mean (SD).ResultsThe most common types of menstrual hygiene products across all age groups were disposable menstrual pads (89.0%), followed by cloth menstrual pads (4.5%), tampons (4.2%), and only 1.6% used a menstrual cup. Disposable menstrual pads were the most common across all age groups, but in those aged under 30 years this was followed by tampon use (6%). The most important criteria when choosing a menstrual hygiene product was comfort for disposable menstrual pads (31.3%) and tampons (41.5%), natural ingredients or organic products for cloth menstrual pads (51.4%), and custom fit for the menstrual cup (50.7%). However, for all menstrual hygiene products (except cloth menstrual pads), there was a higher proportion of anxiety than perception of safety, and low awareness of toxic shock syndrome.ConclusionIt is important for women to use menstrual hygiene products with confidence. More research is needed to better understand potential health effects of menstrual hygiene products.

Community and resistance in Marie Clements’ The Unnatural and Accidental Women

ABSTRACT Examining representations of gendered violence in Marie Clements’ The Unnatural and Accidental Women as they are used for decolonizing purposes, I aim to elucidate the complexity of the linkage between colonization, violence against Indigenous women, and contemporary Indigenous women's dramatic production. Employing Clements’ play as an example, this paper contends that plays by Indigenous women do not merely memorialize colonial transgressions, but they also provide an avenue for individual and potential cultural healing by deconstructing some of the harmful ideological work performed by colonial and occasionally postcolonial misrepresentations. Dramatic texts by contemporary Indigenous women, I argue, especially those containing revisionist historical components, revive and preserve cultural memory and function in direct opposition to colonialist disparagement of Indigeneity/Métissage. So, too, do these works educate readers/spectators concerning colonial histories of violence, ultimately facilitating a process of relearning, which can lead to reconciliatory understandings thereby creating potential for collective healing.

Pengembangan desain tas wanita berbahan rumput Purun menggunakan metode ATUMICS

Purun is a wild plant that can be found in Kalimantan. Purun is used as material for making traditional handicraft products. Utilization of Purun is currently not favored in demand by the general public, because the design of Purun handicraft products is not yet fully developed so that it didn't get enough attention in the community. This study was conducted using the ATUMICS method with a rapid ethnographic approach and observation technique to support the data collection process and interview technique to explore the depth of the data. The purpose of this research is to develop designs from Purun-made products to increase the selling value of Purun-made products. Based on research that has been done, the design of Purun-made products will focus on women's fashion products in the form of women's bags. Women's handbag products are one of the pioneers of fashion that always grab women's attention.

Endocrinological effects of social exclusion and inclusion: Experimental evidence for adaptive regulation of female fecundity

When current conditions are probabilistically less suitable for successful reproduction than future conditions, females may prevent or delay reproduction until conditions improve. Throughout human evolution, social support was likely crucial to female reproductive success. Women may thus have evolved fertility regulation systems sensitive to cues from the social environment. However, current understanding of how psychological phenomena might affect female ovarian function is limited. In this study, we examined whether cues of reduced social support—social ostracism—impact women's hormone production. Following an in-lab group bonding task, women were randomly assigned to a social exclusion (n = 88) or social inclusion (n = 81) condition. After social exclusion, women with low background levels of social support experienced a decrease in estradiol relative to progesterone. In contrast, socially-included women with low background social support experienced an increase in estradiol relative to progesterone. Hormonal changes in both conditions occurred specifically when women were in their mid-to-late follicular phase, when baseline estradiol is high and progesterone is low. Follow-up analyses revealed that these changes were primarily driven by changes in progesterone, consistent with existing evidence for disruption of ovarian function following adrenal release of follicular-phase progesterone. Results offer support for a potential mechanism by which fecundity could respond adaptively to the loss or lack of social support.

Preaching The Blues: Black Feminist Performance in Lynching Plays by Maisha S. Akbar

Reviewed by: Preaching The Blues: Black Feminist Performance in Lynching Plays by Maisha S. Akbar Judith Stephens-Lorenz PREACHING THE BLUES: BLACK FEMINIST PERFORMANCE IN LYNCHING PLAYS. By Maisha S. Akbar. Routledge Focus series. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2020; pp. 138. In Preaching the Blues: Black Feminist Performance in Lynching Plays, Maisha Akbar examines the intersections of lynching dramas, performance theory, and a Black feminist blueswoman tradition. Drawing on the work of journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) and Bessie Smith's (1894–1937) performance of "Preachin' the Blues," Akbar provides, in three chapters, a perspective through which readers can recognize the disruptive force of Black feminist/non-normative subjects and strategies in lynching plays. In our 1998 volume, Strange Fruit: Plays on Lynching by American Women, Kathy Perkins and I called for the recognition of lynching drama as a distinctly American genre, offered a definition, documented more than a hundred plays in existence (at that time), and reviewed lynching's influence on other art forms. More recently, Koritha Mitchell's award-winning volume Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890–1930 provides a critical analysis of these plays as mechanisms through which African Americans survived mob violence while continuing to assert their right to full citizenship. Treva Lindsey's Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington D.C. examines lynching plays as nontraditional sources of Black women's cultural production in Washington D.C. and highlights the important role of local playwright/poet Georgia Douglas Johnson's literary salon. In her introduction and chapter 1, Akbar's volume presents the genre as a Black feminist performance tradition and thus provides an additional framework through which to view these plays. She also posits "critical lynching studies" as an interdisciplinary critical cultural scholarship project for examining lynching plays as well as other forms of antilynching cultural production. Beginning with the work of anti-lynching pioneer Wells, Akbar guides her readers through an understanding of the plays as a Black feminist performance and/or discourse tradition comprised of specific (counter-hegemonic) communicative strategies and practices opposing lynching as white supremacist performance. As Akbar recognizes the foundational work of Wells in opposing what scholar Kirk Fuoss has termed "lynching performances" (that is, actual historical lynchings), she examines lynching plays for their disruptive (non-normative) constructions of race, gender, and sexuality as well as their antilynching themes. Akbar honors a Black feminist tradition of disrupting and challenging commonly held or established views and practices of white su premacy. In doing so, she foregrounds anti-lynching plays and activism as disruptive forces in opposition to the whiteness narrative of the traditional lynching story in which a fragile innocent white female victim needs to be protected/rescued by a gallant white male hero from rape by a villainous Black man. In this archetypal lynching story, which became familiar through novels such as Thomas Dixon's The Clansman (1905) and films like D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915), Black women are absent. Employing Angela Davis's Blues Legacies and Black Feminisms (1998), Hazel Carby's Cultures in Babylon: Black Briton and African America (1999), and Smith's composition "Preachin' the Blues" (1927), Akbar links the anti-lynching activism performance tradition to a blueswoman music tradition, specifically through the use of a blues-spiritual aesthetic in which an unexpected or disruptive combination (such as sacred/secular) occurs. Drawing on the lyrics from Smith's version of "Preachin' the Blues"—"Now one sister by the name of Sister Green jumped up and done a shimmy you ain't never seen"—Akbar perceives a vision of the Black church as a potentially disruptive space in which women can challenge traditional gender roles and express themselves more fully. Reflecting this same spirit, Angelina Grimke's Rachel (1916) is set in a Black home and presents a female protagonist as a "non-normative subject who is unwilling to replicate a white supremacist societal/family construct" (32). As the character of Rachel (after learning of her father's lynching and of the continual racial bullying of neighborhood children) rejects marriage and biological motherhood, she is refusing to take part in the...

Forming a collective Brand: Women’s community small medium enterprises and intellectual property rights

Women, as part of a community, have a limited role in developing themselves and getting various opportunities in the professional domain. Some women move to a community to conduct productive activities, such as the Kota Pelangi Community in the Pancoran subdistrict of South Jakarta. They consist of homemakers who are still productive and have started various small, processed food businesses. However, their efforts are constrained by the quality of processed food products and they have not been able to compete with the market. Branding or updating a brand can be a long process, but it requires considerable input and creativity. Brands that go through the collective branding process too quickly risk being unprofessional and not being taken seriously. This community service program assists with licensing and branding the community’s product. The first aspect is improving product quality through innovation and the use of technology. Next is branding development and increased sales packaging through e-commerce marketing assistance, which includes displaying products in various bazaars and exhibitions. It is also necessary to conduct business financial management and bookkeeping training. Last is the provision of aid for licensing and capital management. The program was conducted to encourage and increase entrepreneurial women's productivity in the Pancoran subdistrict to develop skills, including soft skills, to be economically and socially independent.

Strategi Pengembangan Kegiatan Ekonomi Kreatif PKK di Kota Tabanan terhadap Peningkatan Pendapatan Anggota

The female workforce has productivity that plays a role and has the potential to support increased household income in rural areas. To provide guidance for women's productivity, a forum in the form of a PKK is needed that can be used by women. The purpose of this study was to identify the internal and external conditions of the PKK, as well as to determine the strategies that the PKK could use in Tabanan City in developing creative economic activities to increase member income. This research was conducted in Tabanan Regency at the PKK of each Village which was carried out from April to August 2020. Respondents consisted of 36 respondents from the PKK and 12 respondents from Kelian Dinas Banjar from the PKK. This research is a descriptive study that uses a strategic management approach, combining SWOT and AHP analysis for the best strategic decision making. The results of the research obtained are internal conditions in the development of PKK creative economic activities in Tabanan City, where the main strength factor is a solid group institution. The main weakness factors are lack of information on getting training activities and limitations in obtaining capital. Furthermore, external conditions in the development of PKK creative economic activities in Tabanan City, where the opportunity factor is good, namely the PKK group has a good image in the village government. For a major threat factor, namely the ease of duplicating products by competitors. So that we get the best strategy that can be applied in the development of PKK creative economic activities in Tabanan City, namely increasing the workforce of distributors to increase sales, in which product marketing requires product affordability to be well accepted by consumers.

PROGRAM PENINGKATAN GIZI BALITA MELALUI PENYULUHAN KADARZI SERTA PENGEMBANGAN PRODUK PANGAN ALTERNATIF BIMA-X DI DESA KRAMATINGGIL KABUPATEN GRESIK

&lt;p&gt;This Community Service Activities will strive to solve the problems of Toddler Nutrition and create a Healthy Village. In this program, the community is expected to be able to improve their toddler's nutritional status, by utilizing the potential of local food so that they can become nutritious and economically valuable alternative food products through an empowerment approach. Empowerment is carried out by providing training to Posyandu cadres and women's organization mothers administrators of Kramatinggil Village, Gresik Regency. The training was carried out in several stages, namely: (1) Counseling on “Kadarzi” and Toddler Nutrition, (2) Counseling on the development of alternative products sourced from local food potential, namely Moringa Leaves and PMT Biscuits, (3) Training on making BIMA-X (PMT Biscuits and &lt;em&gt;Moringa Oleifera Extract&lt;/em&gt;), 4) Toddler Nutrition Counseling and Anthropometric Measurement. The use of PMT Biscuits and Moringa Leaves are expected to improve the nutritional status of the community especially toddlers because in the PMT Biscuits and Moringa Leaves there are many Nutrient contents both Macro and Micro products BIMA-X can be presented in four variations preparations, namely: Stick Moringa, &lt;em&gt;Ice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;Cream, nuggets, and pudding. The methods used are lectures, discussions, product processing training, and counseling. The outputs of this activity are: (1) Understanding of Posyandu Cadres and women's organization mothers administrators regarding Nutrition in Toddlers, (2) Understanding of alternative food products originating from local food potentials and nutritional content, (3) Posyandu Cadre Ability and the management women's organization mothers processes BIMA-X food products, (4) Recognizes the health and nutrition problems faced by toddlers and gets solutions from Nutritionists. To improve the nutritional status of families, especially toddlers, in this dedication activity, Nutritionist Cadres also nominalization Posyandu cadres so that it is expected that Kramatinggil Village, Gresik Regency can become a Healthy Village.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Key Words: Counseling “Kadarzi”, Local Food Product Development, BIMA-X, Improved Nutritional Status&lt;/p&gt;

PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI PEREMPUAN MELALUI EDUKASI KONSEP EKONOMI KREATIF INDUSTRI RUMAH TANGGA DI KECAMATAN BINJAI KOTA

Today's digital Era demands creativity to continue innovating in improving women's productivity, especially on fulfilling daily household consumption needs. This is closely related to women's empowerment because as a partner of the household can participate in increasing household income. The creativity of ideas in innovating produces a product that adds value to the economy is called the creative economy. The goal of devotion to this society enhances understanding, knowledge, and insight to women the importance of the creative economy in increasing family income. Implementation of a creative economy in the early stages, can not be done only on one person, therefore, it need support from several parties so effective when the formed a business group. This is what is a tangible form of this devotion activity. The dedication partners consist of RMOL Sumut, PKK women, IWAPI women, and Genre communities in the Binjai City district. Method of devotion done with the lecture, discussion question/answer problem, and the final stage is an alternative solution offered. From this community devotion activity, all participants were enthusiastic about the deepening of knowledge and insight into the concept of creative economics. And there were 20 business groups in which each group consisted of 5 people. So much devotion activities are important to continue to be implemented continually to increase household income to prosperity.