Women's Participation in Village Institutions (Study at the Village Office of Perpanden, Kutalimbaru District)

Desa Perpanden merupakan salah satu desa di Kecamatan Kutalimbaru Kabupaten Deli Serdang Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Desa Perpanden memiliki kelembagaan desa yang melibatkan masyarakat desa untuk berperan serta dan berkontribusi di dalam lembaga desa tersebut. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan partisipasi perempuan dalam kelembagaan desa di Kantor Desa Perpanden Kecamatan Kutalimbaru, karena tingkat partisipasi perempuan di Desa Perpanden masih rendah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis partisipasi perempuan dalam kelembagaan desa di Kantor Desa Perpanden Kecamatan Kutalimbaru. Partisipasi merupakan keterlibatan seseorang atau sekelompok orang untuk ikut berperan dan bertanggung jawab dalam lingkungan masyarakat. Dalam penelitian ini, partisipasi perempuan dalam kelembagaan desa di Kantor Desa Perpanden masih rendah. Hal ini bisa dilihat dari peran, keterlibatan, serta keterwakilan perempuan dalam kepengurusan atau struktur fungsional di lembaga desa. Penelitian mengenai partisipasi perempuan dalam kelembagaan desa yang dilakukan di Kantor Desa Perpanden Kecamatan Kutalimbaru merupakan penelitian yang menggunakan metode kualitatif. Untuk pengumpulan data, peneliti melakukan dengan observasi langsung, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Validitas data menggunakan triangulasi data dan analisis data dilakukan dengan beberapa tahap yaitu pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data kemudian dilakukakan penarikan kesimpulan hasil penelitian. Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan, diketahui bahwasanya faktor penghambat peran dan tingkat partisipasi perempuan di Kantor Desa Perpanden masih rendah disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor diantaranya adalah faktor pendidikan, faktor budaya, faktor keluarga, faktor dari diri perempuan sendiri, faktor sosialisasi atau pengarahan, dan faktor peran lokal. Untuk mengejar ketertinggalan tersebut maka harus dilakukan upaya untuk meningkatkan partisipasi perempuan dalam kelembagaan desa di Kantor Desa Perpanden guna kemajuan kaum perempuan Desa Perpanden.Perpanden Village is one of the villages in Kutalimbaru District, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province. Perpanden Village has a village institution which involves the village community to participate in and contribute to the village institution. The problem in this study is to describe women's participation in village institutions in the Perpanden Village Office, Kutalimbaru District, because the level of women's participation in Perpanden Village is still low. The purpose of this study was to analyze women's participation in village institutions in the Perpanden Village Office, Kutalimbaru District. Participation is the involvement of a person or group of people to play a role and be responsible in the community environment. In this study, women's participation in village institutions in the Perpanden Village Office was still low. This can be seen from the role, involvement and representation of women in management or functional structures in village institutions. Research on women’s participation in vilage institutions conducted at the Perpanden Village Office in Kutalimbaru District is a research that uses qualitative methods. For data collection, researchers conducted by direct observation, interviews, and documentation. The data validity uses data triangulation and data analysis is carried out in several stages, namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation and then conclusions drawn from research result. From the results of research conducted, it is known that the inhibiting factors of the role and level of women's participation in the Perpanden Village Office are still low due to several factors including educational factors, cultural factors, family factors, factors of women themselves, socialization or direction factors, and role factors local. To catch up, the efforts must be made to increase the participation of women in village institutions in the Perpanden Village Office in order to advance the women of Perpanden Village