The Role of Women in the Growth of the Creative Economy in Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to explain the role of women in the growth of the creative economy in Indonesia. By using a literature review research design or literature review. Literature research or literature review (literature review, literature research) is research that examines or critically reviews knowledge, ideas, or findings contained in the body of academic-oriented literature (academic-oriented literature), and formulates theoretical and methodological contributions to the topic. certain. The results of this study indicate that the participation rate of women in the creative economy is inversely proportional to the participation rate of women in general, whose participation rate is only 37.16% and the participation rate for men is 62.84%. This comparison shows that the high female labor force participation rate only occurs in the creative economy sector, while in general the level of the labor force is still dominated by men. There are two reasons why women dominate the creative economy sector. First, women participate in the creative economy because they want to help meet the needs of their families. Second, women participate in the creative economy because they see the availability of opportunities to run a business.