JOURNAL REVIEW

MENYOROTI BUDAYA PATRIARKI DI INDONESIA

Reviewer : Jessy Caldin Fautngilyanan

NIM : F1G023011
Title MENYOROTI BUDAYA PATRIARKI DI INDONESIA
Author Name Ade Irma Sakina dan Dessy Hasanah Siti A.
Journal Name 118Share: Social Work Jurnal
Volume, No, and Volume: 7 Number: 1 Pages: 1 - 129
Page
Year of Published 2017
DOI Journal https://doi.org/10.24198/share.v7i1.13820

Abstract Up to now, patriarchy culture still exists in Indonesian society. This

culture can be found in any aspects, such as economy, education, politics,
and even law. As a result, many social problems come up that restrain
women’s freedom and violate women’s right. Although Indonesia is a law
country, in the fact the law itself can not accommodate any of those social
problems. It is because the women’s problems are considered just the
domestic ones. This makes law enforcement still in under control and
gender injustice. So that is why, the role of social workers is really needed,
in order to help solving the problems. The result shows a link between
patriarchy culture and any social problems also social reality that happen
in Indonesian society
Research Methods This article uses qualitative research methods and collects data through
literature reviews, such as books and journals.
Introduction This article explains the influence of patriarchy culture experienced by
women in Indonesia on these social problems and the role of social
workers in it. The data presented is obtained through literature studies
from various books and journals. This chapter explains about the
patriarchy system that dominates the culture of society, causing gender
inequality and injustice that affects various aspects of human activities. In
addition, the product of government policies that have been insensitive to
women's needs has made women often become victims of these policies.
The lack of legal protection for women has also indirectly put women's
positions into a corner. Since the Vedic era of 1500 BC, Buddhist society,
and the period of Indonesia before independence, the culture of a society
in the world has placed men at the top of the hierarchy, while women are
the number two class considered inferior, unclean, and used as the sole
gratification of male lust.
Discussion • Violence in household. As reported by kompasiana.com, Komnas
Perempuan documented 259,150 cases of violence against women
throughout 2016, with details of 245,548 cases obtained from 358
 religious courts and 13,602 cases handled by 233 service
procurement partner institutions. This data is spread to 34 provinces
in Indonesia. Patriarchy culture influences that men are stronger and
more powerful than women, so wives have limitations in making
choices or desires and have a tendency to obey all the wishes of their
husbands, even bad desires.
• Sexual harassment cases recorded by Komnas Perempuan issued an
Annual Record (Catahu) in 2016 with findings that there were 16,217
cases of sexual harassment that were successfully documented.
Society seems to let if there are men whistling and teasing women who
cross the street, their actions seem to be normal and natural because
as men, they must dare to face women, men are considered as
seductresses while women are objects or creatures that deserve to be
seduced and women's bodies are used as the cause of violence itself.
• According to research data from the Center for Gender and Sexuality
Studies, University of Indonesia in 2015, the rate of early marriage in
Indonesia ranks second in the Southeast Asian region. Of the many
cases collected by Komnas Perempuan, almost 50% of early marriages
are carried out between women under the age of 18 and men over the
age of 30 and occur under duress or coercion. They do not have the
freedom to refuse because, in some customs, women who refuse to
marry are despised and ignorant women. Thus, despite the prevailing
social reality that many of them are not mentally ready for marriage,
unfortunately, this fact is still ignored.
• Feminist and Gender Criticism, as history has told us that women are
marginalized, the paradigm continues to be hegomonized until now so
that women are always considered weak and helpless. This is a fact
that how strong the feminist movement is in Indonesia, but the
patriarchy culture that has been held closely by Indonesian society is
difficult to eliminate. Although women are now able to take education
freely, again if they are married, they must be able to divide roles,
actually, gender bias like this arises because of the construction of
society itself.
• A Critical Study of Indonesian Law on Women, domestic violence was
not initially considered a violation of women's human rights. When
there is a domestic violence report to the authorities, it is usually
enough to answer in a family way. Prior to the issuance of Law
Number 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of Violence in
household, victims did not receive adequate legal protection. Laws
and regulations must be followed by gender-sensitive law
enforcement and last but not least is a change in patriarchy culture
that tends to discriminate against women.
Conclusion Data in this journal shows that many social problems have the same root
cause, namely the perpetuation of patriarchy culture. The struggle against
patriarchy culture that makes women weak objects was carried out about
a century ago by Raden Ajeng Kartini, until now of course there have been
 many changes in substance, structure, and culture regarding women's
struggle. Women's struggle to end an unjust system (gender injustice) is
not just a struggle for women against men, but a struggle against the
system and structure of societal injustice and patriarchy culture that has
a negative stigma. Although it is not easy to change gender-biased policies
with more gender-equitable and women-friendly constructions, it must
still be pursued. This struggle must be followed simultaneously with
advocacy to support structural and cultural changes in attitudes and
behaviors that are gender equitable.
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