Gender Equality in Work Scope: Phenomenology Study of Wife and Husband Relations in Dempet Village, Demak District

Keywords

Gender Quality, Women, Workers, Phenomonology

Abstract

Gender equality is the equality of the roles of man and women in all fields of life, apart from natural problems. Indonesian peoples still have misunderstandings in interpreting gender differences. Both in discussing the issue of the reality life, the relationship of husband and wife in the village, women workers, especially office workers who are still very rare. This factor occurs because it is dominated by the peasant community. People who are still lacking in understanding gender equality in building a family relationship. A nature and natural law that women follow what their husbands order. Villagers assume that women's duty is only to take care of the house and help their husbands as much as possible without imposing it. In the sense that women's activities are more at home than exploring their abilities beyond their responsibilities as mothers. Coupled with the existence of State regulation was also stated in the Marriage Law No. 1 of 1974 paragraph 3 that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is a housewife. Even if husband and wife work together, it can improve the economic quality of the family. This study focused on describing the perceptions of women workers in the village of Dempet against the concept of gender equality in the sphere of husband and wife relations in the world of work. This study uses qualitative-phenomenological methods. The paradigm used is interpretive which is a perspective based on the point of purpose to better understand involvement in a situation that occurs. The technique used in data collection uses interview techniques to husband and wife whose wife works office and books as well as documentation. The findings of this study are the relationship between husband and wife by communicating equality in gender equality followed by educational factors.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Miandhani Denniz Yuniar
PY  - 2019/11
DA  - 2019/11
TI  - Gender Equality in Work Scope: Phenomenology Study of Wife and Husband Relations in Dempet Village, Demak District
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Indonesian Social & Political Enquiries (ICISPE 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 53
EP  - 56
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125922567
ID  - Yuniar2019/11
ER  -