Women’s Knowledge and the Role of Local Female Leaders in Ending the Practice of the Early Marriage of Girls in Rural Communities of Indonesia

• Main Author: Emy Susanti, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Bridgewater State College 2019
• Subjects: H Social Sciences; HM Sociology
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/125527/1/3.%20Artikel%20Women_s%20Knowledge.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/125527/6/3.%20validasi%20women%20knowledge.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/125527/2/3.%20Turnitin%20Women_s%20Knowledge.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/125527/; https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol20/iss9/3/
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

The practice of the early marriage of girls (under 16 years old) in the rural communities of Indonesia has remained to this day. This article aims to examine how the role of female leaders and local women’s organisations in rural communities and how they seek to eliminate the practice of child marri...