RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER AND THE VILLAGE OFFICIALS OF KOTA RANTANG VILLAGE, HAMPARAN PERAK, DELI SERDANG IN DELIVERING VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Abstract

In North Sumatra there are 6,132 villages, one of which is Kota Rantang Village, which is a disadvantaged
village with a Development Village Index (IDM) value of 0.5105. This study aims to look at the gender
relationship with the ability of village officials in Rantang City to deliver village development programs.
The Development Communication carried out by the Rantang City Village apparatus in this case plays a
major role in the message (village program) that is to be conveyed to the community as a bridge so that the
message is conveyed in simple and easy language for the Rantang community. This research method is
quantitative with purposive sampling and accidental sample techniques. The research sample consisted of
99 respondents from the Kota Rantang Village community. Intermediaries to convey development
messages are 1) Perwiritan, 2) Community leaders, 3) Farmers' groups, and 4) PKK women. The single
analysis table consists of gender and agents of development messages. Double table analysis looks for the
relationship between gender and the ability of village officials to deliver village development programs.
The results showed that there were more men (57 people = 57%) than women (42 people = 42%) who
became the research sample. This shows that the dominant people who filled out this questionnaire were
men. Delivery of development messages is categorized as 1) Not often (6%), 2) Sometimes (9%), 3) Quite
often (27%), 4) Often 45%, 5) Very often 12%. Double table analysis shows that the female sex plays a
greater role in implementing village development programs than men with the following categories,
respectively: unable (pr = 0%, lk = 0%), underprivileged (pr = 2.4 %, LK = 3.5%, quite capable (PR = 7.1% ,
LK = 35.1% , able (PR = 69% LK = 38.6%) ), very capable (PR = 21.4%, lk = 22.8%).