| Summary: | Disasters can change the people's life and their family life with a change in
their asset or the capability to access these assets. Women including children and the
elderly are the group that had a higher susceptibility when compared with men when
have to face the same pressure from the disaster. Even so, women have their own way
to deal with the disaster. Social system where in the women live, gives the influence
to women's role for their family livelihood strategies.
Pabelan society as a representation of the Javanese community suffered
catastrophic lahars disaster shocks that occurred after the eruption of Merapi Volcano
in 2010. Women in Pabelan society give their contribution to the sustainability of
their family life under these conditions. However, in practice they have been
contributed to the productive activities of their family since long time ago. The roles
of women in Pabelan community were analyzed using the SLA Framework and Intrahousehold
Disadvantages Framework. Data collected by the primary method
(observation, in depth-interviews, transect walk, documentation) and secondary
methods as literature study. The data focuses on the activities of women in their
contribution to their family livelihood strategy choice in disaster conditions.
Nonetheless, this study provides an overview of the role of women to the livelihood
strategy options before and after the disaster.
The results showed that the women take contribution to their family
livelihood strategy choices with the variety of activities including unpaid productive
activities, have own business, working in the sector for agricultural, mining of sand
and stone, as well as a casual labourer. These options do not change significantly in
the context before and after the disaster. Participation of women in the choice of this
strategy is influenced by factors that social systems of Javanese community
(matrifocality system that works on the patrilineal/patriarchy), the conditions and
circumstances, changes in assets, disaster management programs, as well as the
natural character of the woman.
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