Power, Change, and Gender Relations in Rural Java : A Tale of Two Villages.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- Research in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series ; v.125 .
- Research in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series .
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Glossary -- INTRODUCTION A Conundrum and Two Researchers -- ONE Like Our Own Mother: The Limits of Gendered Power in Theory and Practice -- TWO Two Villages in Yogyakarta -- THREE Goats and Doves: Contradictions in Gender Ideology and the Gender Division of Labor -- FOUR Gender and Agricultural Production -- FIVE Involuntary Voluntary Service: Gender and Social Welfare in Crisis and Reform -- SIX Men's Rib: Women's Power and Empowerment -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Women's status in rural Java can appear contradictory to those both inside and outside the culture. In some ways, women have high status and broad access to resources, but other situations suggest that Javanese women lack real power and autonomy.