Abstract:
The role of women in general can be divided into three namely dwiperan the
position of women in domestic roles are equally important-public, egalitarian
roles where women's time and attention more on outside activities and
contemporary roles where women prefer self in solitude. One factor working they
will do to meet the needs of family life. Dominant factor that affects the
phenomenon of wives working wives for a living is the level of decision-making in
the family.
This study was conducted to determine how their participation to decision making
in the family and how the family patterns of decision-making in women working in
the formal sector in the city of Pekanbaru. In this study also is expected to
contribute and find the right solutions for women's empowerment and gender
equality in the family and society at large. The results showed that the majority of
women working in the city Pekanbarubahwa role of women working in the family
is still dominant, especially in matters relating to the care of children and
families. However, the role of the family associated with domestic work such as
cleaning, washing, cooking lunch is dominated by domestic servants. Family
decision-making is still dominated by the wife, especially in decision-making
related to the child's needs and the needs of the household. While the decision
relating to the purchase of high-value goods such as home, vehicle and purchase
high-value items such as gold and jewelry making are set based on the discussion
between husband and wife and that decision long-term nature.
