A The Dilemmatization of Women's Roles in a Time of Pandemic (Study on Female Teachers at West Sukolilo Elementary School, Labang Bangkalan Madura)

Authors

  • Eni Syafitri Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Fitria Dayanti Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Fenda Nuradifa C. P. Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Diyah Utami Universitas Negeri Surabaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26740/metafora.v6n1.p11-23

Abstract

Abstract
The pandemic creates various pressures and problems in all aspects. Education is
the most interesting issue to be described and analyzed. Changes in learning locations can
reduce the intensity of student enthusiasm, network barriers, and the slow adaptation
process. It can also cause the quality of education to decline, especially at the elementary
school level. Students are required to understand learning and are expected to be able to
understand all methods that lack support. In addition to teachers as educators, parents also
have the same burden as teachers, namely guiding children when learning is carried out.
The role of women during the pandemic is experiencing a dilemma, including teachers.
Female teachers in addition to having an obligation to their status as a teacher also have
a domestic burden that must be done at home. Female teachers have multiple roles and
the workload increases while at home. The roles of wives, mothers, and educators are not
easy to harmonize. This problem can interfere learning process because it results in lessoptimal implementation as evidenced by students who have difficulty understanding. The
purpose of this study was to analyze the role of teachers as educators and domestic duties
and to guide their children for online learning. The theory used is liberal feminism which
focuses on women and the world of work. This theory is considered very suitable because
the theme in this study discusses the position of women and their roles. The method used
is descriptive qualitative. So, the results in this study reveal female teachers have more
than two roles (i.e. dualism). Apart from being an educator, she also doubles as a mother
and wife who takes care of homework during working hours. It has a major impact on her
professionalism as an educator.
Keywords: Dual role, female teacher, Pandemic, Feminism.

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2022-04-01

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