Women's empowerment in Indonesia a poor community in Jakarta

Women's empowerment in Indonesia a poor community in Jakarta

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sri Wiyanti Eddyono (Author)
Resource Type: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Routledge 2019.
Edition:First Edition.
Series:ASAA women in Asia series
Subjects:
Feminism > Indonesia > Jakarta.
Sex discrimination against women > Indonesia > Jakarta.
Poor women > Indonesia > Jakarta > Social conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: viction as a persistent threat for women in Kampung Rawa and informal settlements elsewhere in Jakarta
  • Introduction
  • Revisit the theory of women's empowerment
  • Women and everyday life in Kampung Rawa informal settlement, west Jakarta
  • Women's agency and their perceptions of the threat of eviction
  • Government contributions to women's empowerment and disempowerment
  • The role of NGOs in women's empowerment
  • The significance of leadership in women's efforts to combat eviction
  • Concluding remark : women's empowerment and disempowerment in Kampung Rawa
  • Bibliography.