<![CDATA[Milkfish pond farming households in coastal areas face considerable social and economic challenges due to environmental vulnerabilities such as tidal flooding, which threaten the sustainability of aquaculture activities and household livelihoods. These conditions highlight the importance of gender roles in maintaining household resilience and well being. This study aims to examine gender roles within milkfish pond farming households in Api-Api Village by analyzing the roles of wives, and husband in productive, domestic, and social management activities. The study employed a case study method with descriptive statistical analysis. The findings indicate that wives domestic roles are the most dominant, particulary in child rearing, household maintenance, and family financial management. Wives productive roles are generally low to moderate, reflected in limited involvement in income generating activities as an adaptive response to declining household income caused by tidal flooding. Wives participation in social management is also relatively low due to limited engagement in formal organizations. In contrast, husband play a dominant role in productive and social activities, while their involvement in domestic task remains limited. Overall, the division of gender roles is complementary but has not yet achieved gender equity.]]>
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