THE HIDDEN INJURIES OF BROKEN DREAMS. A REFLECTION OF WOMEN’S EDUCATION IN RURAL INDONESIA

Authors : Muhammad Zawil KİRAM, Abdul ROBBY, Zamzami ZAMZAMİ

Pages : 83-102

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Publication Date : 2021-06-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Despite many global declarations and development goals, and significant effort by the international communities and local governments, gender disparity in education continues to exist. In Indonesia, for example, although the govern-ment has issued the government regulation on 12 years compulsory education, the gender equality in education has not achieved completely. This article seeks to describe the women’s education participation rates in Indonesia, provides explanation the factors that prevent women from getting an education, argues the benefits of educating women, and gives the deeper insight about women’s expe-riences in education in rural Indonesia. This research relies on qualitative rese-arch method with primary data from observation and in-depth interview with 50 informants comprising 33 women and 17 men. Meanwhile, the secondary data was completed through a comprehensive literature review. The finding of the study shows that the percentage of women who completed compulsory educa-tion in rural areas is lower than men’s which has caused by financial situations, cultures believe that put women only belong at home, and educational institution unavailability. We argue that educating women affect their lives and society po-sitively in many various ways, including better educated children and reducing poverty. Across the participant, all women acknowledged that they feel sad and angry for not being able to complete their dream of getting better education.
Keywords : Gender Equality, Gender Inequality in Education, Womens Education, Rural Area, Indonesia