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

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Sri Wiyanti Eddyono
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138563575
• ISBN: 978-1-138-56357-5
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series; ASAA Women in Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Indonesia, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Development Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General