Penelitian ini bermaksud menjawab tiga pertanyaan terkait peran perempuan pada rumah tangga petani rumput laut. (1) bagaimanakah karakteristik rumah tangga petani rumput laut? (2) bagaimana peran perempuan pada rumah tangga petani rumput laut? (3) bagaimana hubungan antara karakteristik rumah tangga petani rumput laut dengan peran perempuan? Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penentu sampel Quota sampling dengan jumlah sampel 50 responden. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu analisis kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu (1) Mengetahui Karakteristik rumah tangga petani rumput laut di desa Liang bunyu terbagi menjadi empat, yaitu usia, ukuran rumah tangga, tingkat pendapatan dan jumlah pondasi rumput laut. Karakteristik usia mayoritas berada dalam kelompok usia muda (15-29 tahun). Karakteristik ukuran rumah tangga mayoritas berada pada ukuran sedang (3-5 orang). Karakteristik tingkat pendapatan mayoritas memiliki pendapatan besar, dan terakhir karakteristik berdasarkan jumlah pondasi mayoritas berada di kategori sedang (2-4). (2) Mengetahui Peran perempuan yang terbagi menjadi dua yaitu pada aktivitas produktif dan aktivitas reproduktif. Pada aktivitas produktif terbagi menjadi 3 tahapan yaitu tahapan praproduksi, tahapan produksi dan tahapan pascapanen. Dalam tahapan praproduksi usaha rumput laut perempuan cukup berperan dan banyak terlibat pada sebagian besar aktivitasnya. Pada tahapan produksi perempuan sangat sedikit atau hampir tidak berperan karena pengerjaan dan prosesnya dilakukan di lautan tempat pondasi rumput laut. Pada tahapan pascapanen juga perempuan cukup berperan terutama pada bagian penentuan masa panen dan mengatur hasil penjualan. Peran perempuan pada aktivitas reproduktif masih dikatakan sangat berperan dalam melakukan aktivitasnya sebagai seorang istri dan ibu rumah tangga dalam menjalankan tugas domestiknya. (3) mengetahui Hubungan karakteristik rumah tangga dengan peran perempuan terbagi menjadi 3 yaitu hubungan usia responden, hubungan ukuran rumah tangga dan hubungan tingkat pendapatan rumah tangga dengan peran perempuan. Dalam penelitian ini yang memiliki hubungan yang kuat yaitu usia dan tingkat pendapatan, sedangkan hubungan ukuran rumah tangga memiliki hubungan yang lemah. Dalam penelitian ini hubungan karakteristik rumah tangga dengan peran perempuan tersebut bersifat positif.
Kata Kunci: Peran Perempuan, Rumah Tangga Petani, Petani Rumput Laut

This study intended to answer three questions related to the role of women in seaweed farmer households. First, what are the characteristics of the seaweed farmer household? Second, what is the role of women in the seaweed farmer household? Third, what is the relationship between the characteristics of the household of seaweed farmers and the role of women? A total of 50 respondents were taken as the study sample determined through quota sampling method. The data were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative analyses. The results of this study showed that, first, the household characteristics of seaweed farmers in Liang Bunyu village were divided into four, namely age, household size, income level and the amount of seaweed foundation. The majority of age characteristics were in the young age group (15-29 years). The household size was medium (3-5 people). The income level was high. The number of foundations was medium category (2-4). Second, the roles of women were divided into two, namely productive and reproductive activities. Productive activities were divided into 3 stages, namely the preproduction stage, the production stage and the post-harvest stage. In the pre-production stage, the seaweed business played a significant role and involved in most of its activities. At the production stage, women played very little or almost no role because the work and processes were carried out in the sea where the seaweed was found. At the post-harvest stage, women also played a role, especially in determining the harvest period and managing sales results. The role of women in reproductive activities was also important in carrying out their activities as a wife and a housewife in carrying out their domestic duties. Third, the relationship between household characteristics and women's roles was divided into 3, namely the relationship between the age of the respondent, the relationship between household size and the relationship between the level of household income and the role of women. The strong relationship was found between age and income level, while with household size was weak. The relationship between household characteristics and the role of women was positive. Keywords: Role of Women, Farmers Household, Seaweed Farmers