The Allocation of Women's Working Hours in Beef Cattle Breeding at Deyeng Village, Ringinrejo District, Kediri Regency

The increasing number of residents’ household needs in Kediri Regency has resulted in an increase in the number of farmer households that have side businesses as beef cattle breeders. This is done to improve household welfare. The purpose of this study is to analyze the allocation of women's working hour in beef cattle breeding business at Deyeng Village, Ringinrejo District, Kediri Regency. Data analysis used descriptive analysis with the tabulation method to answer the characteristics of respondents and allocation of farmer's working hours. Respondents in this study were 27 beef cattle breeders which divided into 3 scales. The results of the study show that in the outpouring of women's household work time (wife) dominates while in beef cattle breeding and other businesses, men (husbands) dominate or provide more outpouring of work time than other family members. This shows that the community still adheres to the traditional role that women work for the household while men work more for family’s living