Peran Ganda Perempuan Petani Jagung di Kelurahan Tigabinanga Kecamatan Tigabinanga kabupaten Karo

Abstract

In general, the dual role of women is defined as two or more roles performed by women at the same time, namely the role of housewives and workers. In this dual role concept, women do not only play a role in the household but can also penetrate the public sector. The various problems that underlie such conditions stem from various factors such as economic and cultural factors. As referring to the condition of women corn farmers in Tigabinanga Village, Tigabinanga District, Karo Regency. This study uses the theory of Socialism Feminism which suggests that the roles of men and women are equal to seek the economic needs of the family. This research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques were carried out by means of observation, in-depth interviews, documentation, and relevant literature studies. Interviews were conducted with 10 women corn farmers and 1 sub-district administration in Tigabinanga Village. The findings in this study indicate that there is an imbalance in the workload that occurs between women and men. Economic factors and patrilineal culture are the main stimulators in building such conditions. The results of this study explain that the dual role that exists in women corn farmers is a double burden for women corn farmers in Tigabinanga Village and explains what the impact of dual roles on women corn farmers in Tigabinanga Village is. Women farmers dominate the work while men spend more time in coffee shops. Female farmers have working hours of about 17-19 hours per day while men have working hours of about 4-7 hours per day. The dual role causes women farmers to be neglected from training and empowerment activities held by the government and outsiders. Women's participation in agricultural land and in the domestic sector is more active. Differences in working hours make women work more than men, In the results of the study here it is explained that women become single parents or the backbone of the family, because their husbands have died. So that women can like men take a heavy role even though women will experience a double burden on themselves. However, from the dual role of women corn farmers, it causes health impacts on themselves, social exhaustion, lack of social relations with the surrounding environment, strained relationships with children, all of which are caused by a large workload and excessive working hours by these women.