The Role of Women in Lok Baintan Floating Market, South Kalimantan: Implication for Tourism Development

Abstract

Lok Baintan Floating Market is the tourism destination in South Kalimantan. Trading activity in Lok Baintan become the tourism attraction, which traders in the Floating Market are women using the small boat (jukung). The objective of research is to analyze the role of women in Lok Baintan Floating Market. The study uses fieldwork and qualitative approach. Research data is obtained through interviews with traders in the Floating Market. The research shows that women have the important role in floating market. The role of women is to prepare the merchandise the day before selling until then they sell in the floating market in next day. Merchandise is sold by women in the floating market such as agricultural products, fishery products, handicrafts, traditional cuisine, and traditional cakes. Women get both agricultural product and fishery product from their own land or from other traders. Women make their own craft and then sold in the floating market. Women make both traditional dishes and traditional cake and then sold in the floating market. The presence of women in Lok Baintan has improved the local socio-economics of community. In the perspective of tourism development in floating market, there is still need women community empowerment.

Lok Baintan Floating Market: The Ecotourism Potential of Rural Communities

“…Floating Market is a traditional market where seller and buyer activities are carried out on the surface of the river using traditional boats (jukung) [17]. [7]. Due to natural activities occurring on the water, not a few tourists take the time just to observe and actively participate as buyers in the Lok Baintan floating market [18].…”

“…Therefore, tourism products in the form of tourist attractions must be increased so as not to cause saturation by tourists. Based on the type, tourism products at Lok Baintan are divided into two, namely; total tourism products and special tourism products [7][19] [17]. First, the total tourism product at Lok Baintan includes all elements consumed by tourists during their trip.…”

“…Therefore, after becoming a tourist destination, Lok Baintan Floating Market became a popular tourist attraction. The Lok Baintan floating market is known as a traditional market for the surrounding community [7]. Because of the uniqueness of the development of ecotourism, it becomes an option based on the objective conditions of the Lok Baintan village.…”

Human, Space, and Environment: Literature Review Through Exploring the Theme in Social Studies

“…It can be said that the number of species can be reduced automatically. Drastic [1,2]. The environment is a reciprocal linkage between allnatural components or elements of the environment which maintain this mutual relationship [18].…”

“…The content of this material is intended to provide clarity on the scope of the three related concepts. From the perspective of life, humans actually cannot be separated from their environment, both the natural environment and the social environment [1,2]. The environment is essential for human life.…”