Unearthing the Role of Female Breadwinners in Family Resilience During a Crisis:

A Case Study in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Community in Tewang Pajangan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210423.033How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining, Family Resilience, Female Breadwinners

Abstract

COVID-19 can negatively impact family resilience as the pandemic causes social disruptions and mental distress, whether due to financial insecurity, physical distancing or confinement. Based on previous studies, such impacts were disproportionately felt by vulnerable families, including those with female breadwinners. This study is based on the impact assessment of aid deployment to the most marginalized families in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) communities in Tewang Pajangan Village, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, twenty-five households, some of whom have women as their main breadwinners. This study aims further to understand the family resilience of the aid recipients. Qualitative data gathering method was employed, which were mostly conducted through interviews with four female panners and village head, along with field observation. It is found that the family of female panners being studied experience financial insecurity due to more competitive working environment, a decline in income and increase in the price of daily needs as the supply chain is disrupted by the large-scale social restrictions. Some families are more vulnerable due to physical illness, children’s mental health status and spouse’s drug addiction. These contribute to the family dynamics and resilience, seen from many aspects, namely emotion, control, meaning and maintenance. However, despite these adversities, the female breadwinners play a central role in their family resilience during the pandemic. Among their emerging characteristics is a determination to survive and investment to the family.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Safura Intan Herlusia
AU  - Tannia Paramita
AU  - Vovia Witni
AU  - Budi Susilorini
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/24
TI  - Unearthing the Role of Female Breadwinners in Family Resilience During a Crisis:
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Psychological Studies (ICPSYCHE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 228
EP  - 235
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210423.033
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210423.033
ID  - Herlusia2021
ER  -