The Effect of Fisheries Product Processing and Marketing Programs on the Empowerment of Coastal Women in North Maluku Province, Indonesia

This article describes about the impact of fisheries product processing program on coastal women in North Maluku. 90% of women are involved in fisheries business of small scale industries. This is very helpful in empowering women economically to fulfill family necessary but it is still questionable whether it will make women successful in making women empowered in the family. Impact analysis of fisheries business development program can be seen from several dimensions, namely from 1) consumption pattern 2) quality of access and control 3) Decision Making 4) Self-esteem of wife. The method used in this research was quantitative method with multivariate measurement analysis. Questionnaires were distributed to women targeted by the fisheries product processing program. The theory used in the analysis was the theory of Longwee women's empowerment. The results found that the Fisheries Product Processing Program has positive influence. The more the women could access the program, the higher their power made important decision in life