Analysis of Gender Empowerment in Building a Family Economy: A Case Study of a Group of Women of Receiving Credit from the Save and Loan Program in the PNPM Program at Maros District, South of Sulawesi

摘要

This study aims to determine: 1). The influence of the level of information dissemination on the level economic community; 2) the influence of the level of community understanding of the economic level of the community, and 3) the influence of the level of community participation on the economic level of the credit recipient of SPP - PNPM program. This research uses an explanatory approach. The population is 566 members of the PNPM SPP group, and 85 samples are taken by proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Data collection is done by questionnaires, observation and documentation. Data analysis techniques use path analysis with the help of SPSS 16.0 program. The results showed that: 1). there is a positive and significant level of information dissemination on the economic level of the community;2) there is a positive and significant level of community understanding of the economic level of the community; 3) there is a positive and significant level of community participation in the economic level of the people receiving PNPM MP SPP credit.