DESCRIPTION OF CAREER WOMEN IN BONTOA VILLAGE, MAROS DISTRICT

Pusat Studi Gender dan Anak UIN Alauddin Makassar Sipakalebbi Vol. 7 /No. 1 /2023 DESCRIPTION OF CAREER WOMEN IN BONTOA VILLAGE, MAROS DISTRICT Asmirah Khusnul Yuliana1, Ahmad Afiif2, Eka Damayanti3 1,2,3 Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar Email: [email protected], .id2, .id3 Abstract: The first care for children lies within the family. The main responsibility of caring for children is still borne by the father or mother even though they have other activities outside the home, such as working. Caring for mothers or working women is interesting to study because of the double burden that is carried out apart from being a caregiver as well as an employee at work. This article discusses caring for career women in the Bontoa Village. The data sources in this study were 5 housewives as well as career women who have children under the age of 5 in Bontoa Village, Maros Regency. The research instrument uses an interview guide. The data analysis technique uses descriptive analysis through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. Research results show that: (1) The parenting model applied by career women in Bontoa Village, Maros Regency, namely democratic, authoritarian, and permissive parenting. Democratic parenting by considering the rules, not imposing the will of parents which can make children depressed. Authoritarian parenting is where parents pressure children to do what parents want. Permissive parenting frees children in determining their desires. (2) Career women in the Bontoa Village, Maros Regency, in carrying out their roles as caregivers and also as career women have determined priority activities. Work problems can affect the home and children or vice versa. The most important thing is to build effective communication with family so that they can actualize themselves in their respective fields of work. Keywords: Parenting, Career Woman Abstrak: Pengasuhan pertama bagi anak terletak di dalam keluarganya. Kewajiban utama pengasuhan anak tetap dibebankan pada ayah atau ibu meskipun mereka memiliki aktivitas lain di luar rumah, seperti bekerja. Pengasuhan pada ibu atau wanita yang bekerja menjadi menarik diteliti karena beban ganda yang dijalani selain sebagai pengasuh juga sebagai karyawan di tempat kerja. Artikel ini membahas tentang pengasuhan kalangan wanita karir di Kelurahan Bontoa. Sumber data pada penelitian ini sebanyak 5 orang ibu rumah tangga sekaligus wanita karir yang memiliki anak dibawah umur 5 tahun di Kelurahan Bontoa Kabupaten Maros. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan pedoman wawancara. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif melalui tahapan berupa reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Model pengasuhan yang diterapkan oleh wanita karir di Kelurahan Bontoa Kabupaten Maros yaitu pengasuhan demoktratis, otoriter, dan permisif. Pengasuhan demoktratis dengan 83 Pusat Studi Gender dan Anak UIN Alauddin Makassar Sipakalebbi Vol. 7 /No. 1 /2023 mempertimbangkan peraturan, tidak memaksakan kehendak orangtua yang bisa membuat anak tertekan. Pengasuhan otoriter dimana orangtua menekan anak dalam melakukan sesuai dengan keinginan orangtua. Pengasuhan permisif membebaskan anak dalam menentukan keinginannya. (2) Wanita karir di Kelurahan Bontoa Kabupaten Maros dalam menjalani peran sebagai pengasuh dan juga sebagai wanita karir telah menentukan kegiatan prioritas. Permasalahan pekerjaan dapat berpengaruh ke dalam rumah dan anak atau sebaliknya. Yang terpenting membangun komunikasi yang efektif dengan keluarga agar tetap dapat mengaktualisasikan dirinya pada bidang pekerjaan masing-masing. Kata Kunci: Pola Asuh, Wanita Karir INTRODUCTION Advances in technology have contributed to the progress of the nation, including in the career field. This condition changes almost all women who have jobs, both in government and private offices. Women can work anywhere as long as there are career opportunities in any field according to their potential. Becoming a career woman is a decision for some women nowadays, and therefore it can cause conflict if one role is done well but one other role is ignored. Women as housewives have the right to pursue their careers based on their field or expertise. The Al-Quran An-Nahl/16:97 and Islam view that the degree of women is above men because the concept in Islam of women gave birth to a generation that is currently developing. This problem arises if the person working is a housewife who has children and still needs physical or spiritual care. For the majority of children, the damage to children comes from parents being negligent towards them, and not teaching children about religious obligations and sunnah. Children have potential that must be developed, children are always active with enthusiasm and always want to know about what they see, hear, and experience. Therefore, it is the role of parents to help children maximize their potential. For the majority of children, the damage to children comes from parents being negligent towards them, and not teaching children about religious obligations and sunnah. Children have potential that must be developed, children are always active with enthusiasm and always want to know what they see, hear, and experience, therefore it is the role of parents to help children maximize their potential (Desmita, 2013). Parents as the main educators, because of the large influence that is intertwined as a result of their upbringing in the formation of the child's character (Syarbini, 2014). These rights include the right to welfare, protection, non-discrimination, and care. Loving parental care and learning about the quality of life, both spiritual and sociocultural, is conducive for children to prepare themselves to become good individuals (LN, 2006). The family is the initial place in the child's environment, a place to study as a social creature, and the basis for the formation of behavior, character, morals, and child learning. According to Sarwono (1997), the family is the primary area of almost everyone, a bond between humans that is very intensive and very early established in 84 Pusat Studi Gender dan Anak UIN Alauddin Makassar Sipakalebbi Vol. 7 /No. 1 /2023 the family According to Yuwanto, parenting is a method used by parents to educate and guide children to become useful and suitable people as expected. For the universal dictionary of the Indonesian language, the word pattern means model, system, working method, or form (the structure that is always), on the other hand, the word foster care has the meaning of protecting, guarding, and educating children so that they can stand on their own. Tim Penyusun Kamus Pusat Bahasa (2002) defines parenting as all the actions of parents concerned with physical and brain development and growth. If the parenting that parents teach their children is wrong, it can have an impact on the character of the child himself (Musaheri, 2007). The (...truncated)