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The Story of Old Women and Autonomy: A Feminist Study of the Obstacles on Old Women's Autonomy in Old Age

Authors
Nailah1, Elizabeth Kristi Poerwandari2, Mia Siscawati1, *
1Gender Studies Graduate Program, School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
2Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: mia.siscawati@ui.ac.id
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Mia Siscawati
Available Online 29 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-058-9_38How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Old Women; Autonomy; Obstacles; Feminist Studies
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Old women are constrained by unequal power relations to have a prosperous and comfortable life. The unequal power relations affect access, power, and control of old women. In this case, the autonomy of old women to determine the decision on their life choices is hampered. In addition, old women are more vulnerable to gender-based injustice because they have two identities as a woman and an old person. This study examines autonomy of old women in DKI Jakarta, Indonesia by applying existentialism theory of Simone de Beauvoir and relational autonomy of Natalie Stoljar. Data are obtained by using a qualitative approach with feminist perspective. Findings of this study show that old women must face various factors that impeded their autonomy, including power relations, doctrines of patriarchal values, and oppressive relationships in their old life. These inhibiting factors affect old women during their old life . However, old women can have autonomy because old women can do self-reflection on the oppressive conditions they experienced and to produce knowledge to strategically deal with oppression in themselves.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the fourth Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Stream (AHS-APRISH 2019)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 May 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-058-9_38
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-058-9_38How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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