Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk dapat meningkatkan taraf hidup masyarakat tani maka diperlukan kontribusi peran laki-laki dan perempuan. selama ini kita memahami laki-laki berperan penting dalam sektor pertanian namun perempuan juga tidak kalah berperan dalam banyak sektor pertanian terutama di pedesaan. mendeskripsikan peran wanita dan peran laki-laki dalam budidaya tanaman padi sawah di desa buyung-buyung kecamatan tabalar kabupaten berau. lokasi penelitian ini di laksanakan di desa buyung-buyung kecematan tabalar, sebagai daerah penelitian. metode penentuan sampel dilakukan dengan kuota sampling. jenis data dalam penelitian ini yaitu data primer dan skunder. metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara menggunakan kuisoner dan dokumentasi. jenis metode yang dipilih adalah statistik analisis deskriptif untuk memperoleh gambaran peran-peran gender dalam pengelolaan padi sawahhasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata - rata peran petani wanita hanya memproses penanaman dan pasca panen dengan rata - rata persentase 94% sedangkan petani laki - laki berperan dalam proses pengolahan lahan, perawatan dan panen dengan persentase 100%. berdasarkan hasil penelitian tentang peran petani padi berbasis gender maka didapat bahwa peran petani wanita lebih dominan pada kegiatan pencabutan bibit dengan persentase 94%, penjemuran 94%, pembersihan kotoran padi 84%, dan penggilingan padi 70% sedangkan peran petani laki – laki lebih dominan pada kegiatan pembersihan lahan 100%, pembajakan sawah 100%, pengairan 94%, persemaian 92%, penanaman 94%, pembersihan gulma 100%, pengendalian opt 100%, pemupukan 100%. kata kunci : gender, tanaman padi, statistik analisis deskriftif

This research aimed to improve the standard of living of the farming community, so the necessary of contribute the role of men and women. all this time, it has been understood that men play an important role in the agricultural sector, but women also play an important role in many agricultural sectors, especially in rural areas. this research described the role of women and the role of men in rice paddy cultivation in buyung-buyung village, tabalar district, berau regency. this research was canducted in the village of buyung-buyung , tabalar subdistrict. the method of determining the sample was done with quota sampling. the types of data in this research are primary and secondary data. data collection method was done by observation, interviews using questionnaire and documentation. the type of method chosen was descriptive statistical analysis to obtain an overview of gender roles in the management of rice fields. the results of the research showed that the average role of female farmers was only processing planting and post-harvest with an average percentage of 94%, while male farmers played a role in the processing process, land care and harvest with a percentage of 100%. it was discovered that womwn palyed a more dominant role in the tasks of removing rice seeds (94%), drying rice, cleaning rice waste 84%, and rice milling 70%, whereas men played a more dominand role in land clearing (100%), paddy plowing, (100%), irrigation (94%), nurseries (92%), planting (94%), weeding (100%), opt control (100%), fertilization (100%). keywords : gender, rice crops, descriptive analysis statistics