The Role of Women SME's in Economic Recovery During the Covid-19 Pandemic in NTT Province
Abstract
According to BPS data for 2021, as many as 64.5% of the total SME’s are managed by women. Research by WEConnect International and World Bank member IFC during 2020 found that as many as 34% of women entrepreneurs experienced an increase in anxiety that decreased productivity during the pandemic. In terms of time sharing, 27% of women entrepreneurs experienced additional responsibility for children or parents, which reduces time for business matters. This study is a descriptive study with the aim of deciphering the social symptoms studied. Descriptive research intends to provide a description of social symptoms based on the indicators that were used as the basis before. This study explains how SME’s and women as economic actors had a positive impact on building the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic in West Manggarai Regency. Trend positively shows the growth of SME’s in West Manggarai Regency, NTT. A total of 7,662 SME’s in West Manggarai grew during the Covid-19 pandemic. As many as 63% or 4,151 SME players were engaged in the agriculture, livestock, and fisheries sectors. The remaining 23% or around 1,760 actors were engaged in the trade sector, and 14% or about 1.100 business units were engaged in the processing sector, both culinary and craft. Not only technological problems, the raw materials used to produce are also an obstacle for MSME sellers. Evidence that women SME’s in West Manggarai Regency can support the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic, namely seven SME’s from Mabar Accountability who participated in the SME’s exhibition at the Mandalika MotoGP held on March 18-20, 2022, the majority of SME owners were women.
Keywords: women SME’s, economic recovery, Covid-19
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