Woman’s Vengeance on Gender and Social Injustice: A Post-Feminist Reading in Maman Suherman’s PeRempuan (Perlawanan Perempuan dari Sudut Gender dan Sosial: Kajian Feminis Pada Novel PeRempuan Karya Maman Suherman)

Abstract

This study aims to describe women's resistance from a gender and social perspective in the novel Women by Maman Suherman. This qualitative research focuses on the postfeminism theory of Rosalind Gill and Christina Scharff. The results of the research show that institutions and values in modern society are seen as weak and old-fashioned because they are still based on women's gender identity; regulate the behavior of women to be accepted in society. Women's revenge through education and calm attitude is then interpreted as a response, reaction, and resistance to obtain equality in humanity.