HUMANISMA : Journal of Gender Studies

The Role of Female Teachers in Encouraging Women's Empowerment in Schools

Khairani Rahmaditha — 2024-11-04

This research explores the strategic role of female teachers in encouraging female students to take leadership roles and participate actively in school. Although female students often face barriers such as gender stereotypes, social pressure, and lack of support, female teachers have the potential to overcome these challenges through a variety of strategies. This study highlights how female teachers can be inspirational role models, create inclusive learning environments, and provide positive and constructive feedback. In addition, through the integration of gender equality education in the curriculum, class discussions, seminars, mentoring programs, and the provision of educational resources, female teachers can increase female students' awareness and understanding of their rights and the importance of gender equality. The research method used in this research is library research with an approach that involves collecting and analysing information from various existing written sources. The results showed that support and guidance from female teachers not only increased female students' self-confidence and motivation but also equipped them with leadership skills that are important for future success. Thus, this research emphasises the important role of female teachers in empowering women in the educational environment, as well as their contribution to creating a more just and equal society.

Relationship Patterns of Extremist Convicted Husbands and Wives in Indonesia

Kholis Bidayati — 2024-11-05

This paper examines the relationship patterns of extremist married couples in Indonesia. The analysis was carried out using the descriptive analysis method on the data collected through literature searches by utilising previous research reports from certain agencies and mass media reports related to convicted extremist couples in Indonesia. The results showed that there were two patterns of relationships formed between husband-and-wife terrorist couples. In the early phase of pre-ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) women, the wife played more of a role as a follower of her husband (own property), while in the next phase (ISIS Cluster), there was a shift in the relationship between husband and wife terrorist couples, where the relationship that occurs is senior-junior partner; the wife is not just a follower but rather actively and independently in making decisions to become part of extremists to terrorists, both as seniors and juniors from their husbands. This shows the changing role of women in acts of terror, in line with changes in the husband-wife relationship of extremist couples. These phenomena can influence each other. The independence that women have begun to show in their involvement in the extremist world requires the state, apparatus, and society to see women from a different perspective. Women are not always the victims of extremist acts in the family.

The Face of Women in Cases of Domestic Violence in Indonesia According to the Ethics of the Levinasian

Valerianus Wiparlo — 2024-11-12

This article focuses on the face of women in Levinasian face ethics. The author raises issues related to the increasing phenomenon of violence against women in Indonesia. This fact shows that women in Indonesia are still neglected. According to Levinasian face ethics, this paper intends to criticize the problems that occur from a philosophical point of view. The method of discussion of this paper is a critical analysis of cases of violence against women in the household in the light of Levinasian face ethics. Forms of violence against women in Indonesia are strongly influenced by a patriarchal culture that places the position and status of men above women. This cultural model opens up space for male superiority over women. The concept of Levinasian face ethics is an effective tool in minimizing acts of violence against women in the household. The author arrives at the finding that the root of the problem behind the rampant cases of domestic violence in Indonesia is the failure to understand the existence of women and weak law enforcement. Levinas' ethics of responsibility provide new treasures for understanding Indonesian society, namely that the existence of women is part of everyone's responsibility. A woman's face is how "she" shows herself. I came to the finding that the presence of women in the order of living together demands my responsibility, which is none other than respect for her. It is a form of engagement for the well-being and peaceful lives of others.