Research Article
The Gender Equality Perception Among the Female Journalists
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304754, author={Amida Yusriana and Sunarto Sunarto and Nurul Hasfi and Luz Rimban}, title={The Gender Equality Perception Among the Female Journalists}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2020, 9-10 October 2020, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICISPE}, year={2021}, month={3}, keywords={journalism journalists gender}, doi={10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304754} }- Amida Yusriana
Sunarto Sunarto
Nurul Hasfi
Luz Rimban
Year: 2021
The Gender Equality Perception Among the Female Journalists
ICISPE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304754
Abstract
Gender equality is mostly misunderstood as the rebellious movement by woman towards their man counterparts. Nevertheless, the effort to achieve the gender equality in every level of life has been conducted including in journalism. Journalism famously known as a man’s world but nowadays, female journalists are cannot be separated from this world. This research aims to understand how the gender equality perception among the journalists in Central Java are. The theory used is Standpoint Theory by Sandra Harding and Julia T. Wood. This theory tries to see the world through woman’s perspective. The method used is Focus Group Discussion. The merit of this research is served as a renewal for the gender equality perception among the society.