Buana Gender: Jurnal Studi Gender dan Anak

Understanding the Hadith on Perfume: An Effort to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Protect Women

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Research on hadith related to perfume often emphasizes the ethical aspects of its use and its implications for personality. However, there has been limited exploration of how these hadiths can serve as tools to prevent sexual harassment and protect women. This study aims to examine the hadith concerning women’s use of perfume from the perspective of preventing sexual harassment and safeguarding women. Employing a descriptive-qualitative method combined with thematic analysis techniques, this research analyzes qualitative data, including narrative and interpretive studies of the hadith texts to uncover their meanings. Additionally, it conducts a phenomenological analysis of social norms regarding women’s use of perfume in society. The findings reveal that the prohibition of women wearing perfume in public spaces aims to protect them from negative attention or harassment, which can stem from certain social norms. The hadith advises women to use perfume thoughtfully and by the situation to avoid potential harm. Furthermore, these teachings highlight the importance of ethics, morality, and respect for women, which can serve as a foundation for promoting their protection in social settings. The contribution of this research is to offer a new perspective on the relevance of hadith in preventing sexual harassment through the principle of caution and to reinforce the role of religion in protecting women both socially and psychologically.

The Muslim Feminist Movement of the Indonesian Women Ulema Congress (KUPI) on Women's Issues in Indonesia

Hasyim Asy'ari, Luluk Fikri Zuhriyah — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0700

KUPI Muslim feminists are born from religious leaders who are sensitive to women's issues. They examine religious texts from a gender perspective, balancing the roles between patriarchal traditions and equality education, on the basis that Islam teaches inclusive justice for all humans. This paper uses a qualitative method with a social approach through Coleman's rational choice theory as an analytical tool on the data findings. The findings in this paper show that the KUPI Muslim feminist movement is based on rational choices constructed through Islamic religious values sourced from sacred texts with a scientific and experiential lens. Rational choice based on religious values raises the concept of rational religion choice. Their movement aims to reconstruct patriarchal domination in religion, and promote gender-inclusive religion through re-reading sacred texts with various holistic and contextual approaches to develop a new epistemology in Islam in feminism. To optimize their goals, they utilize human resources through organizations affiliated with KUPI, as well as online media to spread their ideas. The KUPI Muslim feminist movement reconstructs gender-inclusive Islam through religious rationality, organizational advocacy, and the use of digital media.

Female Migrant Workers under Patriarchal Society: Case Study in Taiwan

Safina Al Shifa Chandra Gouw, Arfin Sudirman, Falhan Hakiki — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Through the lens of normative feminism, this article examines the many difficulties experienced by female migrant workers within Taiwan's patriarchal framework. Taiwan's economy has mostly benefited from the labor of migrant workers, most of whom are women. Because of the country's pervasive patriarchal system, these workers frequently face complex gender-based problems. This study explores the overlapping layers of marginalization, exploitation, and discrimination faced by female migrant workers via the lens of normative feminist theory, drawing attention to the many difficulties that these women face as a result of Taiwan's patriarchal norms interacting with the job market, social structures, and cultural prejudices. Utilizing non-participatory observation and internet-based literature research, this article finds that there is a lack of research on gender-based factors that cause these challenges. Though there has been international support from labor protection-focused organizations, there are still limitations and loopholes in the existing legal protections available in Taiwan and sending countries of these workers, causing cases of risks faced by female migrant workers go undocumented at a large number. This study pushes forth the urgency for more robust instruments and government bodies that bind and regulate the treatments and protections towards these female migrant workers.

The Psychological and Social Trauma of the Children in the Agrarian Conflict in Indonesia

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Land conflicts are still a major problem in Indonesia. The study on this paper examined the impact of agrarian conflicts through the children in Indonesia. Agrarian conflicts were not only impact to the landowners, but also have a significant impact on the children who were living in conflict areas. The study attempted the answer how children are involved in agrarian conflicts by highlighting the field context in agrarian conflicts, including psychological, social, and economic impacts? The methodology applied in this study was the qualitative method, with a literature review or desk review approachs and uses the conflict data collection system developed by the HuMa NGO, https://humawin.huma.or.id. This study found the trauma in psychological and social trauma to the children in agrarian conflict areas. This study provided comprehensive recommendations to protect and support children affected by agrarian conflicts in Indonesia with the meaningful participation of all multi-stakeholders or parties in the agrarian conflict.

The Role of Women in Combating the COVID-19 Outbreak in 2020–2021: A Case Study of Indonesia

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0700

This paper examines the role of women in addressing the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia, employing a qualitative methodology through a case study approach. Data were collected using literature review techniques, serving as a source of secondary data. The findings indicate that key female figures—specifically the Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), the Minister of Social Affairs, and the Governor of East Java—played critical roles as regulators, implementers, and evaluators. As regulators, they contributed to the formulation of laws and policies; as implementers, they monitored policy enforcement and actions in the field; and as evaluators, they assessed the operational effectiveness of these policies to ensure targeted and efficient outcomes. Theoretically, these women exemplify the application of feminist values in governance, using their legitimate authority to advocate for inclusive and gender-sensitive responses to the pandemic. Their dual identities as state officials and women—who often bear the brunt of health crises—position them uniquely to understand the lived experiences of women and children. Moreover, women, particularly in the domestic sphere, serve as primary managers in preventing their households from becoming new clusters of COVID-19 transmission. When women are involved in policy-making and implementation, they are better positioned to shape interventions that directly address the needs of vulnerable populations.