Abstract
In Javanese society that adheres to the patriarchy system, women’s position as a wife is under the husband, it’s like konco wingking (friend in behind), who should obey all the husband’s order Swargo nunut neroko kathut (following husband in heaven or hell). As a wife, Javanese women identity revolves around her territory of 3M: Macak-Manak-Masak (Dress-up, giving offspring, cooking). This certainly limits the Javanese women’s movement and places her under man. This paper is based on the finding in previous research about Javanese women’s identity in society. Emancipation and globalization have gradually driven the changes of Javanese married women’s position to become a garwo – sigaraning nyowo (half of the husband’s life), which has an equal and important role in achieving the concept of dadi wong in the society.
Highlights
Javanese women have a specific character in their social life
According to UNESCO (2009), culture can be seen from the cultural heritage as the legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes of group and society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of a future generation, including traditions and living expressions
Those opinions are supported by Davidson (1991) that defines cultural heritage is concrete cultural products or works resulted from a number of traditions and spiritual values from the past which become the identity of the group or nation
Summary
Javanese society adheres to the patriarchal system which tends to override the position of women compare to the position of men, there are different norms that applied to men and women. According to Ismawati (2005), especially in traditional Javanese society, Javanese women having more norms and values to be obeyed compared to men. This condition is very common in patriarchal societies where men tend to be more dominant, and placing women in subordinate and marginal positions. As a manifestation of the women’s devotion, the wife should not work outside the home, but it performs her obligations at home and become konco wingking to replace the title of wife This shows that women are not equal to man, and limited her working area in 3M: Macak-Manak-Masak
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