IMPROVING WIVES' KNOWLEDGE OF GENDER ROLES IN THE FAMILY

Abstract

Background: The lower level of women's knowledge about gender has an impact on them, including the low participation of women in making family decisions even for their health, the powerlessness of women in the family, and one of the most common violence that places women as victims. Research Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of a wife's knowledge on gender roles in the family. Research Methods:  This research is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design, the data used is primary data with a questionnaire, and the sample was taken with a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used a gender role questionnaire, knowledge, and environment—data analysis using chi-square test and logistic regression. The results showed that the age of the respondents was mostly reproductive age (20-35 years) 57.4%, the average level of education was low 55.6%, who had a good level of knowledge 66.7%, the majority of respondents did not work 66.7%, the majority of the environment affected gender roles 85.2% and ethnicity affected gender roles 64.8%. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was an influence between the wife's knowledge about gender and her role in the family with p-value = 0.005 (p <0.05). Based on the logistic regression test, the most dominant factor is education with a p-value of 0.010 (<0.05). Conclusion: The importance of the wife's knowledge about gender in carrying out her role in a gender-sensitive family.