Nina Nurmila

Breaking Patriarchal Gender Stereotype. Being A FemaleRector of the Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia/ISBI Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Introduction

Breaking patriarchal gender stereotype. Being a femalerector of the institut seni budaya indonesia/isbi bandung, west java, indonesia. A female Rector at ISBI Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, breaks patriarchal gender stereotypes with her husband's support. Discover how education empowers women and shifts gender roles.

Abstract

Patriarchy is a system that put adult men in the central or the most important position, while women and children are put in relation to theinterest of the patriarch (adult men). The over generalised belief (stereotype)of women in patriarchal system is that women are subordinate to men andbe housewife who serves her husband, does houseworks and looks after herchildren. This paper will elaborate the case study of a couple who break thispatriarchal gender stereotype, in which the husband flexibly changes hisrole to adapt and support his wife‟s career as the Rector of ISBI. This casestudy shows that not all men are patriarchal and that education can be apowerful tool to break patriarchal gender relation both in private andpublic spheres.

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