The Role of Women in the Dynamics of Domestic Economic Life (Study of Feminism in Tribes in the East Kelaisi Village of South Alor District of Alor Regency)

Abstract

The aims of this study are to 1) describe and analyze the role of women in household economic management in both productive and consumptive activities; 2) describe and analyze the role of women in achieving household welfare and 3) describe and analyze expectations of economic behavior and cultural observance analyzed in the perspective of gender equality (feminism) that occurs in the tribes in Klaisi Timur, Alor Selatan District, Alor Regency. The researcher chose the qualitative method in the phenomenology category. To reduce the experience of a phenomenon into a description that explains the universal essence of the phenomenon of study that emphasizes the Role of Women in the Dynamics of Domestic Economic Life. The research subjects in this study were the tribes in the Kelaisi Timur Village, Alor Selatan District, Alor Regency. The informants in this study were eight housewives who worked as farmers, women who became community leaders, and a member of the Alor regional representative council representing the Abui and Kemang tribes. The study results found that 1) The role of women from the Abui, Kamang, and Subo tribes in Kelaisi Village, South Alor District, Alor Regency in managing their household economy is manifested in the dual roles they play. The dual role that is carried out is as a wife and housewife who works and manages work independently and becomes a public worker by becoming a farmer or candlenut seeker. 2) The role of women from the Abui, Kamang, and Subo tribes in Kelaisi Village, South Alor District, Alor Regency in household welfare, their economic activities; they are fully responsible for meeting their household needs, including consumption, party, and the educational needs of their children. 3) Feminism is challenging to be embedded in the Kelaisi Timur Alor Selatan community because the shackles of patriarchy and adherence to a culture that has been built with a solid foundation. This goes hand in hand with the patriarchal construction, which has become a social construction that has become the people's belief.