Abstract:
This research aimed to find out double burden the wives assume in Kelurahan Semanggi, Pasar
Kliwon Sub District, Surakarta. In addition, this research was also intended to find out how the wives
play the two roles all at once: in domestic and public sectors. This research employed case study
research method, with purposive sampling technique being the technique of selecting informant and
women coming from poor community living in Kelurahan Semanggi being the unit of analysis. Data
collection was carried out using in-depth interview, observation, and documentation on activities
related to the wives' double burden in poor community in Kelurahan Semanggi, Pasar Kliwon,
Surakarta. Validity test was carried out using data source triangulation with an interactive model of
data analysis. The result of research showed that many wives compelled to work because their
husbands' working income is very insufficient to suffice all of their family's needs. Eventually, it
made the wives playing double roles: domestic one as housewives and public one requiring them to
work. The two roles played by the wives in poor family results in unequal job distribution for wives
dominated and assuming double burden from the two roles they play at one time.
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