Abstract

<em>This article is taken from the study of marginalization cases experienced by Pakpak women of rural poor families. The study was conducted in Pegagan village of Sumbul Subdistrict, Dairi, North Sumatra province. The marginalization phenomenon is shown in some aspects; restrictions on women's access to formal education, tendency of dropping out of school, having no inheritance rights and no role in the decision making of custom. Related to this phenomenon, the research question of this study is how the process of marginalization experienced by women in their family is.Marxist structural feminist perspective and qualitative approach with feminist perspective were used to answer the research question. The findings of the study finally show that the structured patriarchy ideology as gender ideology in family becomes the cause of women marginalization. Patriarchy becoming gender ideological construction in Pakpak family is interpreted and expressed in the form of private patriarchy, that is a hegemonizing system or structure of men power that has dominated and subordinated social position of women in Pakpak families.</em>

Highlights

  • Marginalization phenomenon is an issue of gender inequality and inequity in women who have relevance to the issues of gender inequality such as violence, stereotypes, subordination and double burden

  • How is the treatment and forms of marginalization experienced by them in family? Fifth, who are the main actors who marginalize them in the family institution? Sixth, who are the supporting actors of such marginalization? Seventh, how is the system of sexually-based work division or gender role ideology imposed in the family institution? Eighth, how is the construction of gender relations occurring in their family

  • The implementation of Marx structural feminist theory as the analysis framework used to describe the process of women marginalization in family substantially shows some conclusions and reflections

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Introduction

Marginalization phenomenon is an issue of gender inequality and inequity in women who have relevance to the issues of gender inequality such as violence, stereotypes, subordination and double burden. The phenomenon of marginalization is mostly experienced by women in various communities and cultures. It is not exaggerating when it is said that the phenomenon of gender inequality (marginalization) is likened to an iceberg phenomenon. The occurrence of marginalization in women lives has relationship with other gender issues such as subordination, stereotyping, double burden and violence. The explanation of marginalization must be frequently placed within the framework of the analysis of subordination, stereotyping, double burden as well as violence. The explanation of marginalization must be frequently placed within the framework of the analysis of subordination, stereotyping, double burden as well as violence. (Fakih, 1996;Holzner,1997; Winchester, 1990; Chafous and Cogburn, 2007; Johnson, 2005; Kaliboso, 2002; Chowdorry,2005; Abell, 1999; McFadden, 2001)

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