Wanita tani bekerja dengan tujuan untuk membantu kegiatan usahatani yang di garap oleh suami. wanita dianggap ikut berperan karena selain mengurus pekerjaan rumah tangga, wanita tani juga ikut berperan (membantu suami) dalam proses usahatani padi sawah, seperti pengolahan lahan, penanaman, pemupukan, pembersihan gulma, panen dan pasca panen. penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menganalisis peran tenaga kerja wanita dalam usahatani padi sawah di daerah penelitian. (2) menganalisis pendapatan usahatani wanita petani padi sawah di daerah penelitian. (3) menganalisis kontribusi pendapatan wanita tani terhadap pendapatan usahatani padi sawah di daerah penelitian. penelitian ini di lakukan di desa lapri kecamatan sebatik utara kabupaten nunukan dan menggunakan metode sensus dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 41 wanita tani yang masih aktif. data yang terkumpul di analisis secara deskriptif. hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa rata-rata besarnya peranan wanita tani dalam keseluruhan kegiatan usahatani padi sawah adalah 57% hal ini menunjukan bahwa peranan wanita tani di desa lapri cukup besar dan mereka memberikan sumbangan yang cukup besar pada kegiatan panen dan proses pengeringan padi. dengan pendapatan rata rata rp 10.927.069,11/ musim tanam yang tergolong cukup tinggi. dan kontribusi pendapatan wanita tani terhadap keluarga sebesar 18,99%. sehingga kontribusi wanita tani tergolong kecil sesuai dengan kriteria pengukuran yaitu ( < 50%). kata kunci: kontribusi, peran wanita tani, padi sawah

Women farmer works with the aim of helping farming activities that are worked by their husbands. women are considered to take a role because besides taking care of household activities, women farmer also plays a role (help her husband) in the process of farm business in the rice field, such as land cultivation, planting, fertilizing, cleaning weeds, harvesting, and post-harvesting. this study aims to: (i) analyze the role of women workers in the farm business of rice fields in the research area. (2) analyzing the farm income of women farmers in the research area. (3) analyzing the contribution of women's income to farm business income in the research area. this research was conducted in lapri village, sebatik north district, nunukan regency, and used the census method with 41 active female farmers as respondents. the data collected were analyzed descriptively. the results showed that the average role of women farmers in the overall lowland rice farming activities was 57%. it indicates that the role of women farmers in lapri village is quite large and they make a significant contribution to the harvesting and drying process of rice. with an average income ofrp. 10,927,069.11/planting season shows that the contribution is quite high, and the contribution of women's income to the family is 18. 99%. so it can conclude that the contribution of women farmers is small according to the measurement criteria ( < 50%). keywords: contribution, role of women farmers, rice fields