It is a
slightly common decency for women to deal with social norms constructed by
society in most parts of the world. The norms then indirectly determine social
status to women. Consequently, women are often required to follow social and
religious traditions which limit their movement and progress. In addition to
that, those traditions are, in fact, tailored by men in the society to maintain
their...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Women and the politics of water
World now is in water crisis. United Nations (UN) has shown
unbelievable facts regarding to water shortage around the world. Every year,
2.2 million people die because of unsafe drinking water. By 2025, sixty six
percent of world population will suffer from water shortage. Collectively,
women in...
Sunday, January 15, 2012
The world is in a circumstance of overpopulation. ACT NOW!
The world is now in situation of overpopulation. Based on the census in 2010, world population is approaching seven billion. On late 31st October 2011, United Nation (UN) granted the babies who were born on as “THE SEVEN BILLIONTH PEOPLE”. A newly-born Pyotr Nikolev from Russia...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Ecofeminism
The word Ecofeminism is formed from “ecology” and “feminism”. Thus
ecofeminism is a term to explain how feminist ideology can be used to discuss
ecology issues that are happening in society. According to Lorentzen and Eaton
(2002) Ecofeminism is an activist and academic (and also political) movement
that concerns connection between domination of nature and oppression of women.
In other words, ecofeminism...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Mengelak seksisme dalam penyelidikan (How to avoid sexism in research)
Seksisme atau sexism sering dijumpai dalam kebanyakan kajian. Seksisme itu sendiri merujuk kepada kepercayaan dan tingkah laku yang mengistimewakan lelaki daripada wanita (http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sexism.html). Seksisme ini dimaksudkan sebagai mekanisme yang memastikan wanita tetap pada peranan subordinasi di mana nilai yang mengidentifikasikan wanita cenderung dikritik. Secara...
Brand loyalty and friend loyalty
It hurts when your friends are not around while you need them. Yeah, that means your friends are not loyal to you.
Friends are brands, brands are friends. Yes it is real. I do not mean to say that what your favourite brands are likely friends to you. Of course it is sometimes true. But here I am talking about the similarities of friends and brands.
They are the same. They have similar characteristics....
Nilai estetika masyarakat Jawa sebagai bagian dari budaya masyarakat Indonesia
Potret Estetika Masyarakat Jawa
Masyarakat Jawa merupakan bagian dari sekian juta masyarakat Indonesia yang mempunyai tradisi menarik, unik dan kental akan nilai mistis. Ini terbukti dengan banyaknya hal-hal yang dikeramatkan salah satunya wayang. Wayang adalah salah satu mitos yang dipercaya masyarakat Jawa sebagai penggambaran hidup bermasyarakat mereka. Wayang memiliki peranan penting dalam...