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This thesis examines gender ideology in Indonesian culture and politics, using the domestic realm as a microcosm to study the New Order gender philosophy. Concentrating on the relationship between domesticity and sociopolitical systems, I will provide nuanced insights into gender equality in Indonesian society, placing household patterns of female autonomy within the context of a dichotomous ... read morerelationship between male and female participation in the private and public realms. Through quantitative analysis, I confirm that there exists a state-dominated gender ideology that creates bifurcated spheres for men and women established through the veneration of womens position within the family. In my analysis, I identify a societal equilibrium in which decision-making responsibility is shared within the home between the husband and the wife, and women perform the lions share of the household work; women are awarded dominance over the domestic realm as a means of limiting their ability to participate in the public arena. Finally, my use of political, economic, sociological and psychological paradigms will allow me to better situate my findings within national and international scholarship on gender equality from a global, multidisciplinary perspective.read less
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