Ojek Online Perempuan (Studi Perempuan yang Bekerja sebagai Pengemudi Ojek Online di Kota Medan)

Abstract

This research is entitled Online Women's Ojek (Study of Women Who Work as Online Ojek Drivers in Medan City). In this study, the aim is to describe women online motorcycle taxi drivers living their roles in work, from women with families to single women looking for an economy for their families or for themselves. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method with data collection techniques, namely observation, in-depth interviews, and building rapport with informants. In addition, this study uses data from journals, the internet, and from books The results of the study show that women are able to carry out various activities both in the domestic space and in the public space. Activities carried out in the domestic room for informants who were married before going to work they had to prepare breakfast, wake up the children, sweep and wash. Meanwhile, in public, one of their activities is working as female online motorcycle taxi drivers, the difference is that women who are not yet married, they only prepare themselves to work, because they are not as busy as married informants. Women who work as online motorcycle taxi drivers aim to help their husbands and families as well as for themselves to improve the economy. There are also informants who only fill in the blanks and prefer to become online motorcycle taxi drivers because of flexible working hours rather than working in a company. Informants remain optimistic even though they ride motorbikes far from point to point but they must be able to complete their work to customers. Even though you often feel tired, the work must still be lived and grateful for in order to meet the needs of your family and yourself. They can survive in public spaces because they are able to form social communication, namely an interaction that exists between drivers and customers, social communication occurs when transacting through applications or face to face or via messages. Social communication is carried out so that there is no miscommunication between the driver and the customer which can be detrimental to both parties. Here the researcher relates the community to how they respond to women online motorcycle taxi drivers and hopes that the community can accept and support the profession of women who work as road users without rejection.