J. Basic. Appl. Sci. Res., 2(9)8894-8900, 2012 © 2012, TextRoad Publication ISSN 2090-4304 Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research www.textroad.com *Corresponding Author: Ida Rosada, Doctoral Program of Agriculture Faculty, University of Brawijaya, Malang, East Java of Indonesia. Email: idarosada@yahoo.com Socio Economical Profile of “Dange” Vendor Female at Informal Sector Ida Rosada 1 , Keppi Sukesi 2 , Sugianto 2 , Yayuk Yuliati 2 1 Doctoral Program of Agriculture Faculty, University of Brawijaya, Malang. East Java of Indonesia 2 Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, Malang, East Java of Indonesia ABSTRACT An interesting phenomenon in the community is more and more number of women helping their husband for getting additional income. They have been motivated not only by meeting of economical demand, but they want also to express themselves among their family and community. However, the family economical condition still influences the women to participate into work market to help improving economical condition of family or household. The objective of this research is to analyse the socioeconomic profile of the informal working women, especially the “Dange” Seller. This research is located at Boddie Village, Mandalle Subdistrict, Pangkep Regency, and South Sulawesi Province. Primary and secondary data were used in this research. The secondary data were obtained by interview to random respondents and then analysing the results by using descriptive statistics. Result of this research indicates that (1) the profile of women selling “Dange” is characterized by their productive age, low education background, enterprising experience at least for 3-8 years, marital status (100 %) of married, the dependent of 1-3 heads, the dominant occupation of husband as embankment worker (owner or labourer), and low income; (2) the factors supporting the respondents to work in producing and selling “Dange” are small capital, low education background, greater number of dependent, lack of skill, and great family demand; and (3) work hour average of housewives in the production of “Dange” is 15.41 hours/day in the range of 13.07 to 17.75 hours per day. The greatest hour rate is allocated by the respondents in the selling activity because they sell from 7.00 pm until 11.00 am. The average of work hour dues to household activity is 8.49 hours/day in the range from 5.91 hours to 11.08 hours per day. Most women respondents who are selling “Dange” (80.0 %) are not experiencing barrier in the production and selling, while the remaining 20 % feel being obstructed to divide the schedule due to the possession of their children. Keywords: the informal working women, socioeconomic profile, “Dange” INTRODUCTION Informal sector has strategically functioned on economical system in developed country like Indonesia. The important function of informal sector is related to the position as overflow holder of manpower from modern sector (formal). In addition, informal sector is also assumed to have potency which can be developed and to contribute work field [1]. Data of Statistical Centre Office in South Sulawesi in the year of 2008 expressed that informal sector has contributed about 74% to work chance in the year of 1990. It was decreased to 72% in the year of 1995 and 65% in the year of 2003, but in the year of 2007, it was increased until 84.36%. The change indicated that informal sector is as the storage of dominant work generation. Even In pascha of economical crisis, it was predicted that absorption of manpower in this sector was increased [2]. According to Sakernas [3], illustration of female due to work status as follow: the females who work in formal sector is 9.1 millions (only 5.5% as business women and the rest one as employees), and 26.3 millions (74.3%) work in informal sector (self business, self business which is helped by non permanent employers, free working in agriculture and non agriculture, and non payed employers). Ann Stoler [4] presented that the females in village find their income in outdoor that is small trading (40%). They give services to local demand. Females’ income which has placed them at central position are often not seemed. It is caused by patriarchy value which civilizes in society like the concept of household head and the main income founder is male. This concept has taken the implication at female productive work that is seen as side work by society and sometimes by female herself. Injustice which struck female will appear the perception that female is born to carry out the work that is more limited in number with low work status and salary. Up to now female is generally limited at household sector (domestic sector), though nowadays female begins to work in public sector but this kind job is the prolongation of the other job which more needs manual expert. In developed country like Indonesia with low education and skill, it is persistent female to enter informal sector which is very exploitative with low salary, uncertainty and long work time, there is no furlough with full salary, and the other profit as well as kind of job with other rules [5]. 8894