This paper uses a gender conceptual framework of the determinants of food security. Using three indicators, the paper tries to demonstrate the considerable influence of the status of women relative to men to households" food security in two different economic base groups of households. This research was conducted in the District of Mukomuko in Bengkulu Province. As many as 219 respondents were divided into two groups of households, namely 110 fishery and 109 paddy farmers, and were selected using a simple random sampling. A multiple regression model was used to determine significant factors of household food security. Among the two different household groups and using a diet diversity as the household food security indicator, the fishery households group exposed relatively better food security status than that of paddy farmer households. The econometric analysis also showed that status of women relative to men was not significant to food security. Meanwhile, households" income and household economic base are important factors in determining households" food security.Key words : food security, women status, gender, fishery, paddy farmer ABSTRAK Kajian ini menggunakan kerangka konseptual gender dalam menentukan ketahanan pangan. Dengan menggunakan tiga indikator, artikel ini mencoba menunjukkan pengaruh dari status wanita relatif terhadap pria dalam rumah tangga pada ketahanan pangan pada dua rumah tangga yang berbeda basis ekonominya. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kabupaten Muko-muko Provinsi Bengkulu. Dua ratus sembilan belas responden yang terdiri dari 110 rumah tangga nelayan dan 109 rumah tangga petani padi dipilih dengan menggunakan sampling acak sederhana. Model regresi berganda akan digunakan untuk menentukan faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap ketahanan pangan rumah tangga. Diantara dua kelompok rumah tangga dan dengan menggunakan ragam pangan sebagai indikator ketahanan pangan rumah tangga, rumah tangga nelayan menunjukkan derajat ketahanan pangan relatif lebih baik dibandingkan rumah tangga petani padi. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa status wanita tidak menunjukkan pengaruh yang nyata terhadap ketahanan pangan rumah tangga meskipun semua memiliki tanda yang sesuai. Sementara itu, pendapatan rumah tangga dan basis

This research was aimed at identifYing motivation influencing off-fann economic activities of transmigrant women and studying their decision making pattern, investigating influencing factors of their structural transformation, and analyzing their contribution on family income. This research was conducted in ex-transmigration area around Kotamadya Bengkulu by interviewing 48 transmigrant women. The results showed that due to high family needs, looking for additional income, low fann income, leissure time utilizing, looking for experience, marginal fann land, small fann land, easeful transportation, transmigrant women are motivated to work out offann. Women dominated in decision making in all aspects of off-fann woman activities. The results also showed that transmigrant women contribute 45.44 percent to the total family income.