Last modified: 2021-01-14
Abstract
The problem for women in rural areas is the lack of access technology based on information. Especially in terms of using devices based on Information communication and technology (ICT). In relation, the use of ICT to access information can shape women's identity in supporting their existence in the public sphere. Gender inequality among village women often occurs, in the form of discrimination in the freedom to access information. Whereas in the village, women also support the family economy as well as guard the family. The main problem for women is the digital divide. The substance of this article is to describe the identity of village women through the use of ICT-based media to establish human security. The method used is qualitative phenomenology by looking at the linkage of village women's identity indicators, ICT and human security. This study involved key informants, representatives of women who live in villages in Malang Regency. Data collection techniques using interviews and documentation. Data analysis used Schutz's phenomenology with the stages of describing the identity gap, perceiving behavior and meaning as well as intersubjectivity to connect research data. The result of her research is the formation of village women's identity through digital literacy. The community literacy model can form human security in the form of a community-based security system. The community functions as an information filter so that women can gain freedom in realizing their desires and success.
Keywords: Human security; Identity; Information communication technology; Rural women