Chesler writes in The Death of Feminism that the sisterhood in the Muslim world does not always exist. Yet, Atiq Rahimi in The Patience Stone describes the solidarity naturally performed between the main woman character and her aunt. Indeed, the description argues Chesler’s own opinion that love, family feelings between and among women do not exist. There are four sisterhoods proposed to reveal in the novel, they are (1) the bad experiences of patriarchy shared between the main women character and her aunt, (2) the form of sisterhood performed by her aunt toward the main woman character and each other, (3) the significance of the sisterhood toward the main woman character’s life and her aunty’s life, and (4) a magical tale bring misfortune for the main women character’s actual live to underline the necessary of sisterhood. The article analyzes the character’s utterances and author’s narration in a qualitative research. The finding shows (1) the main woman character suffers from the bad treatment of her father and husband while her aunt suffers from the bad treatment of her husband and his family, (2) advise, attention, and love are the forms of sisterhood naturally performed between the main woman character and her aunt, (3) the main women character and her aunt are avoided by the next violence, and (4) the main woman character does not keep silence as warned by her grand mother through narrating the magical tale brings her to have tragic end life. As the conclusion, the sisterhood naturally performed between the main woman character and her aunt is significant to her aunt’s survival.

This study aims to analyze the effect of motivation and work discipline on the performance of teachers and employees at SDN No. 149 / IV Jambi City. The population in this study were all teachers and employees, amounting to 31 people. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires with survey techniques. Data analysis uses descriptive and quantitative methods, namely multiple linear regression analysis using the SPSS program. The study results indicate that the variables of motivation, work discipline, and performance have been carried out well according to the respondents' answers which produce a high average or agree. The multiple linear regression test results show that the motivation variable (X1) and work discipline (X2) have a positive and significant effect both partially and simultaneously on the performance of teachers and employees (Y) at SDN Number 149 / IV Jambi City.

The purpose of this study is to disclose the sexist oppressions experienced by the female protagonist in a story, to observe the solidarity she received in going through the oppression, and to examine her personal basic power to release the oppression. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method. The method used is analyzing the source of data is in the form of the characters’ monolog, dialog, and author’s narration which are collected intensively in the short story. This study is based on the perspectives of bell hooks (1984) that elaborates sexist oppression, solidarity and personal basic power. The sexist oppressions experienced by the female protagonist in a story that is caused by the social value embedded in the patriarchy society that puts woman as the subordinate and Anita’s father is the male antagonist who shows domination over her. In the story, Anita’s husband is the male protagonist who gives his empathy to Anita to go through the oppression. The last result elaborates that solidarity obtained will support Anita to exercise her basic power. This is required to face the oppression and to release Anita from sexist oppression so that she will be able to put herself from margin to centre.

Women as victims of sexist oppression is a global issue that needs attention from women around the world. This study covers three issues that relate to women as victims of sexist oppression. Those three issues are sexist oppression experienced by Rahima, solidarity gained by Rahima, and power exercised by Rahima in the novel entitled The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi. Through qualitative methods, the researcher analyzes and describes character’s utterances and narrations from the narrator that indicate the existence of sexist oppression, women's solidarity, and women's power. The results showed that Rahima was successful in exercising her power to end the sexist oppression she experienced.