Abstract
Responding to the increase in women’s burdens as a result of COVID-19 has become the focus for the Patali Gumbira empowerment program. The focus of this study is to identify strategies to build women's resilience in response to COVID-19 based on their social capital of knowledge, experience, and aspirations. This study uses a Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) approach, which explores how women are often central in maintaining the lives of their families and communities. The findings in this study indicate that the empowerment of Patali Gumbira is a means for building women's social resilience through the framework of the education system, structured advocacy, and economics. Patali Gumbira works to 1) strengthen women's leadership capacities and build their networks with the Family Welfare Program’s women's organizations in the village public sphere, 2) provide advocacy training to understand, prevent, and handle cases of violence against women, and 3) offer hairdressing soft-skill training as an opportunity to create sustainable business services run by women. These are strategies to strengthen women's resilience and build a sense of belonging for women to work together to overcome the social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Malihah, Elly; Komariah, Siti; Wilodati; Utami, Lingga; Kisvi Rizkia, Arindini Ayu; Ahmad, Yazid Taqiyuddin; and Munggaran, Rengga Akbar
(2022)
"Patali Gumbira Empowerment Strategy as an Effort to Build Women's Resilience in Responding to the Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic,"
Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 24:
Iss.
8, Article 7.
Available at:
https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol24/iss8/7