Characteristics and Roles of Fisherwomen During The Fishing/ Non-Fishing Season: A Case Study in Banyuasin Regency

Abstract

Sungsang is a coastal area in the Banyuasin Regency where
most populations depend on the livelihoods of fishing resources.
Women's involvement in fishing activities in this area started with pre
and post-fishing activities. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the
role of fisherwomen in reductive, productive, and social activities during
the fishing and non-fishing seasons. This research used qualitative and
quantitative methods, with data obtained through questionnaires and indepth interviews with fisherwomen. Productive activities that support
work are fisherwomen's role that experiences the highest intensity
compared to fishing and non-fishing seasons. Therefore, based on the
results and discussions on fisherwomen's characteristics in the five
villages of Sungsang Coast, most of them only have an elementary school
education, as opposed to others. Furthermore, they are mostly in the
productive age and their husbands or parents carry out the majority of
their business. Some fisherwomen work as wage workers, while others
are self-employed, with family dependents of one to four people. The
fishing season does not change their role intensity, although there is a
slight decrease. Meanwhile, the significant difference from changes in
role intensity occurs in social and productive roles. The intensity of social
roles in the fishing season increases during the non-fishing season, which
rises twice in terms of productive roles.
Keywords: Characteristic, The Role of Fisherwomen, Reproductive,
Productive and Social Activities