Ikhtiar Hatta

Citra Dewi

Muhammad Marzuki

Tiar76hatta@gmail.com

Anthropology Study Program, FISIP-UNTAD

Abstract

The position of women in general is often only associated with domestic activities. Therefore, from a gender perspective, women are often seen as experiencing inequality in power relations in the household sector. However, in agricultural life, of course, it cannot be seen only in gender-based power relations which place women as if they do not have a significant position and role. This study sees the role of women in the agricultural phenomenon as important from the point of view of a collaborative relationship, to avoid marginalizing the role of women in the domestic sector. This means that this study assumes that the position of women and the slightest role has significance in supporting the smooth production process and economic improvement and also supports the creation of harmonization in the families of farmers. This study applies a qualitative method to reveal the quality of the role and position of women in the lives of farmers. This study reveals: 1. The cultural position of women in an agrarian society in Toli-Toli based on ethnicity; 2. Explain the role of the economy that supports the production system in the family life of the peasants; 3. Describe the changing roles of women in domestic life and in the agricultural production process in Toli-Toli.

Keyword :     The significance of the role of women,production system,Gender, domestic and public.