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Boarding House Ownership as a Strategy for Women's Economic Liberation from a Radical Feminist Perspective Ajeng Dewi Rachmawati; Ahmad Ridwan; Muhammad Faruki
MUWAZAH : jurnal kajian gender Vol 18 No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.28918/b74r2g06

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This study examines boarding house (kos-kosan) ownership as a strategy for women's economic liberation from patriarchal structures in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, analysed through a radical feminist lens. While substantial scholarship addresses women's economic empowerment in Indonesia, no study has specifically theorised boarding house ownership as a site of patriarchal resistance. Using qualitative case study methodology with in-depth semi-structured interviews, participatory observation, and document analysis, three women boarding house owners were studied in October 2025. Data were analysed thematically following Braun and Clarke's (2006) framework, with methodological triangulation and member checking ensuring rigour. Findings reveal that women's motivations transcend financial calculation to encompass aspirations for economic autonomy, identity reconstruction, and psychological liberation. Women navigated structural barriers including gender-biased banking systems, patrilineal inheritance complexities, and discriminatory licensing bureaucracy, alongside cultural barriers rooted in domestic role expectations and social stigma. The multidimensional impact of ownership encompasses stable passive income, transformed social identity from relational to individual, enhanced psychological agency, and renegotiated gender power relations within families. Theoretically, this study contrMrs.tes to radical feminist discourse by demonstrating how productive property ownership functions as embodied resistance against patriarchal dependency structures in a Global South context, extending Walby's (1990) and Kabeer's (1999) frameworks beyond Western settings. Practically, findings inform policy directions in gender-responsive financing, property licensing reform, and women's financial literacy programmes.  
The Body Objectification and Social Capital Among Unesa Female Students: An Ecofeminist-Pierre Bourdieu Analysis Eka Ningtyas; Ahmad Ridwan; Diyah Utami
MUWAZAH : jurnal kajian gender Vol 18 No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.28918/c84pb763

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This study examines the phenomenon of physical objectification and the use of beauty as a social asset among female students at Surabaya State University (Unesa) from an ecofeminist perspective and that of Pierre Bourdieu. On campus, women’s appearance often becomes the center of social attention, whether through comments on physical appearance, visual criteria set by organizations, or body representations on social media platforms. Given these conditions, this study aims to explain how beauty norms on campus are formed, how female students internalize these norms, and how beauty functions as a social asset in student relationships. This study employs a qualitative method, conducting in-depth interviews and participant observation with female students engaged in academic and organizational activities. Data were analyzed using ecofeminism theory to understand the domination and control over women’s bodies, as well as Bourdieu’s concepts of social capital, cultural capital, and habitus to explain how beauty operates as a strategic asset in social relations. Findings indicate that the objectification of the body manifests in visual judgments, beauty standards, and selection based on appearance. Beauty functions as cultural capital embodied in the body, which is converted into social capital within campus dynamics and provides broader opportunities to access social networks. These results emphasize that women’s bodies on campus are not merely private spaces but also a field of negotiation between individual freedom and campus aesthetic pressures. This study recommends that future research investigate the relationship between gender, campus media, and the construction of beauty in a digital context.
Student Fundraising Practices as a Site of Exploitation: A Marxist Feminist Analysis of Gendered Labor in Campus Organizations Martha Lazarsyta Daluri martha; Ahmad Ridwan; Putri Dwi Permata Indah; Refti Handini
MUWAZAH : jurnal kajian gender Vol 18 No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.28918/9fb4sh93

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This study describes forms of student exploitation in campus fundraising activities through a Marxist feminist perspective. In practice, fundraising is often viewed as a learning activity and a means of developing students' interpersonal skills. However, the findings of this study indicate that behind this narrative lies a power relationship that places students, especially women, in exploitative positions of reproductive and emotional labor. This study used qualitative methods with a phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of three informants directly involved in fundraising activities. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, organizational observations, documentation studies, and literature reviews, then describes using thematic analysis techniques. The results of the study indicate four forms of exploitation: (1) a greater reproductive and emotional workload on female students; (2) a gender-based division of labor that places women in tasks related to body representation and public interactions; (3) structural pressures through hierarchies and organizational cultures that normalize uncompensated work; and (4) the commodification of women's bodies as a strategy for obtaining funds. This study concludes that the exploitation that occurs is the result of the intersection of campus capitalism and patriarchy that operate through organizational structures. These findings emphasize the importance of critiquing fundraising practices to make them more fair, transparent, and sensitive to gender issues.
KESENJANGAN SOSIAL DI TENGAH MODERNISASI: ANALISIS FRAGMENTASI SOSIAL PADA KOMUNITAS PENDATANG DAN PENDUDUK ASLI DI SURABAYA Nalendra, Abimanyu Duta; Ridwan, Ahmad
JISIP UNJA (Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Ilmu Politik Universitas Jambi) Vol 10, No 1 (2026): April
Publisher : Jurusan Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Fakultas Hukum Universitas Jambi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22437/jisipunja.v10i1.45585

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Studi ini mengkaji fenomena fragmentasi sosial yang muncul antara penduduk pendatang dan penduduk lokal di Surabaya sebagai bagian dari dinamika sosial di kota yang terus berubah. Fragmentasi sosial terjadi karena perbedaan dalam identitas budaya, akses sosial, cara berkomunikasi, serta pengaruh modernisasi yang mempercepat perubahan struktur sosial masyarakat urban. Menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan literatur, studi ini mengeksplorasi berbagai sumber akademis seperti jurnal, buku, dan laporan penelitian untuk memahami pola, penyebab, serta dampak sosial dari fenomena tersebut. Analisis deskriptif-analitis diterapkan untuk menafsirkan temuan dari literatur dan menghubungkannya dengan kondisi sosial saat ini di Surabaya yang menunjukkan kecenderungan pengelompokan antar komunitas. Hasil penelitian mengindikasikan bahwa modernisasi menciptakan persaingan dalam ruang, akses ekonomi, dan pola hunian yang memisahkan antara penduduk lokal dan pendatang, sehingga menambah jarak sosial dan mengurangi kohesi sosial. Studi ini juga menemukan bahwa fragmentasi sosial tidak hanya dipicu oleh faktor ekonomi dan demografi, tetapi juga oleh konstruksi sosial yang lahir dari stereotip, prasangka, dan pengalaman interaksi yang tidak setara. Ketidakadaan jembatan sosial antara kedua kelompok mengakibatkan komunikasi yang efektif menjadi terbatas dan integrasi di ruang publik menjadi minim. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini menekankan perlunya penguatan kohesi sosial melalui kebijakan yang inklusif, penggunaan ruang publik yang bersama, serta peningkatan nilai toleransi antar kelompok. Diharapkan bahwa temuan ini dapat menjadi referensi untuk penelitian di masa yang akan datang dan memberikan sumbangan bagi pengembangan strategi sosial yang lebih harmonis dalam upaya membangun integrasi masyarakat perkotaan.
KONTRUKSI SOSIAL MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PRAKTIK PENGOBATAN ALTERNATIF KE KIAI DI WILAYAH PEDESAAN MADURA Salma Laili Salsabila; Eufrasia Hanindra Putri; Wadrartul Adawiah; Ahmad Ridwan; Pambudi Handoyo
Jurnal Ilmiah Sosiologi Agama (JISA) Vol 9, No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Sociology of Religion Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, North Sumatra State Islam

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/jisa.v9i1.27230

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Religious-based alternative healing remains an important part of rural community life despite the increasing accessibility of modern medical services. This study aims to understand how rural communities in Madura construct the meaning of healing through treatment practices involving the kiai as a spiritual figure. A qualitative approach was employed through in-depth interviews with informants who held diverse perspectives regarding such healing practices. The findings indicate that healing is not understood solely as physical recovery, but also as the attainment of inner peace, a sense of security, and a strengthened spiritual connection through prayer and the blessings of the kiai. This practice also contributes to the preservation of tradition and the reinforcement of collectively inherited socio-cultural identity. Using the perspective of social construction, the analysis demonstrates that trust in the kiai is shaped through ongoing social processes, positioning kiai-based healing as a social reality that influences how people interpret health and life. The findings further reveal that seeking healing from the kiai functions not only as a curative effort but also as a space for negotiating religious values, local traditions, and social experiences within rural Madurese society.