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Gendered work and power relations in Indonesian NGO:s : A qualitative study from two organizations in Java

Hermansson, Sofia (2014) ACET35
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyze power relations between Muslim female and male employees, active in working together with gender issues in two Indonesian non governmental organizations in Java. The study analyzes power relations and gendered work among female and male employees in the daily work and aims to give a picture on both female and male experiences from working together with gender issues and feminism. The study found that both NGO:s are aware of power relations among the female and male employees and are working actively to avoid separating women and men in doing different tasks and having different positions, although the study shows that a majority of the male employees had higher positions than women... (More)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyze power relations between Muslim female and male employees, active in working together with gender issues in two Indonesian non governmental organizations in Java. The study analyzes power relations and gendered work among female and male employees in the daily work and aims to give a picture on both female and male experiences from working together with gender issues and feminism. The study found that both NGO:s are aware of power relations among the female and male employees and are working actively to avoid separating women and men in doing different tasks and having different positions, although the study shows that a majority of the male employees had higher positions than women in both of the NGO:s. The thesis is a qualitative study of two different NGO:s in Indonesia, both promoting an Islamic view on gender and feminism, and analyzed using Joan Acker´s theory on organizational structure and gendered work, as well as Raewyn Connells theory on masculinities. The study is based on eight qualitative semi-structured interviews with Indonesian female and male employees as well as participant observations in the daily work at the organizations. (Less)
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author
Hermansson, Sofia
supervisor
organization
course
ACET35
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
gendered work, equality, organizational structure, male hegemony, masculinity, powerrelations, female and male participation, intersectionality, gender, feminism, pluralism, Islam
language
English
id
7763075
date added to LUP
2015-08-17 16:56:15
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2015-08-17 16:56:15
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyze power relations between Muslim female and male employees, active in working together with gender issues in two Indonesian non governmental organizations in Java. The study analyzes power relations and gendered work among female and male employees in the daily work and aims to give a picture on both female and male experiences from working together with gender issues and feminism. The study found that both NGO:s are aware of power relations among the female and male employees and are working actively to avoid separating women and men in doing different tasks and having different positions, although the study shows that a majority of the male employees had higher positions than women in both of the NGO:s. The thesis is a qualitative study of two different NGO:s in Indonesia, both promoting an Islamic view on gender and feminism, and analyzed using Joan Acker´s theory on organizational structure and gendered work, as well as Raewyn Connells theory on masculinities. The study is based on eight qualitative semi-structured interviews with Indonesian female and male employees as well as participant observations in the daily work at the organizations.}},
  author       = {{Hermansson, Sofia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Gendered work and power relations in Indonesian NGO:s : A qualitative study from two organizations in Java}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}