The Roles of Javanese Women Reflected in Javanese Metaphors

Abstract

Javanese people have diverse thought about women. One of them is the Javanese concept of the women's role which represented through the use of metaphors. This metaphor in Javanese society is an expression of Javanese society in realizing its imagination through language media. This paper aimed to find out the role of Javanese women as reflected in Javanese language metaphors. This research was a qualitative research using the conceptual metaphor theory from Lakoff and Johnson. The result showed that there was a reflection of the role of women in Javanese metaphors which presented the role of women as mothers, wives, children, and women themselves.

Assessing Gender Equality Progress through Naming Practices in Javanese Society: A Computational Approach

“…The analysis has confirmed our hypothesis that, on average, Javanese males were given longer names by their parents than their female counterparts. As previously stated, it arguably reflects the deeply ingrained patriarchy bias in Javanese society, which favors sons over daughters (Kurnia, 2020). Female descendants are given shorter names by their parents reflecting their lower expectations, as they are expected to stay at home and assist their husband with domestic tasks (Pirus & Nurahmawati, 2020).…”

“…The concept of paternalistic culture in Javanese society has been known for it views men as more favorable and women as subordinate (Kurnia, 2020). Such patriarchal construction is symbolized in the common proverbs of women as a "konco wingking" (a colleague in behind) who should follow her husband in heaven or hell ( "swargo nunut neroko katut" ).…”

“…She is expected to show respect and devotion (bekti) towards her husband. Such attitudes are considered as the glorious symbol of Javanese women (Kurnia, 2020;Pirus & Nurahmawati, 2020).…”