The Role of Women as Breadwinners: A Case Study of Konang Galis Village, Pamekasan
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https://doi.org/10.38073/adabuna.v4i2.2234Keywords:
Family Breadwinner, Women, Gender, Economic Role, Muslim WorkersAbstract
The role of women as the main breadwinners in Muslim families is often perceived as deviating from the normative construction of Islamic law, which places men as the primary providers of family livelihood. However, the social reality in Konang Galis Village, Pamekasan, reveals a more complex dynamic, where women consciously and actively assume the main economic role without experiencing social resistance or repressive religious legitimization. This study aims to analyze the factors that encourage women to become female breadwinners, their subjective experiences in carrying out this role, and the responses of families and the surrounding community within the framework of gender relations in rural Muslim society. Using a qualitative case study approach, this research combines in-depth interviews, field observations, and socio-religious analysis to examine shifts in household economic roles from a gender perspective. The findings show that women’s decisions to become primary breadwinners are driven not only by economic factors, such as husbands’ inability to work, but also by a strong sense of family responsibility and rational adaptation to structural conditions. Emotional support from families and social acceptance from the community function as crucial capital that enables women to manage their dual roles. This study affirms that the practice of female breadwinners is understood as a form of social ijtihad oriented toward family welfare, representing contextual, adaptive, and integrative gender relations aligned with religious values and local social realities.
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