Women's Empowerment in Indonesia: A Poor Community in Jakarta

ISBN-13: 9780367583880 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 186 str.

Sri Wiyanti Eddyono

Opis

This book, based on extensive original research, explores how women can effectively mobilize themselves on their own initiative. It examines groups of women from poor dommunities in informal settlements in Jakarta, how they have challenged oppressive authority and provides insights into women’s attitudes and what has motivated them.

Spis treści

Chapter 1, Introduction

Chapter 2, Revisit the theory of women’s empowerment

Chapter 3, Women and everyday life in Kampung Rawa Informal Settlement, West Jakarta

Chapter 4, Women’s agency and their perceptions of the threat of eviction

Chapter 5, Government contributions to women’s empowerment and disempowerment

Chapter 6, The role of NGOs in women’s empowerment

Chapter 7, The significance of leadership in women’s efforts to combat eviction

Chapter 8, Concluding remark: women’s empowerment and disempowerment in Kampung Rawa

O autorze

Sri Wiyanti Eddyono is a lecturer and the Director of the Law, Gender and Society Research Centre, Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She is a Collaborating Researcher for Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre, Monash University. She completed her doctorate at Monash University, Australia.