Abstract
Domestic violence is a serious social problem, and the number of domestic violence cases are increasing each year in Indonesia. This study aims to explore marital discord and types and triggers of domestic violence experienced by career women who worked from home during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021). In this qualitative research, the researchers interviewed professional working women who experienced domestic violence perpetrated by their husbands in East Java. This study shows that marital discord escalated into domestic violence due to complications experienced when they were staying at home because of the lockdown. Daily engagement between husbands and wives had an impact on the rise in frequency and intensity of violence. Economic problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the occurrence of violence. In a family with an unemployed husband, the nature and forms of violence varied, including physical, economic, verbal, and psychological violence, all of which add to women’s suffering. Therefore, social support mechanisms from families and communities as well as policy strategies are necessary to address domestic violence.
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Mas’udah, Siti; Megasari, Lutfi Apreliana; Doran, Evan; Rustinsyah; Saud, Muhammad; Suyanto, Bagong; and Setijaningrum, Erna
(2024)
"Career Women’s Experiences of Marital Discord and Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia,"
Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 26:
Iss.
4, Article 7.
Available at:
https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol26/iss4/7