Breaking Patriarchal Gender Stereotype. Being A FemaleRector of the Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia/ISBI Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Patriarchy is a system that put adult men in the central or the most 
important position, while women and children are put in relation to the
interest of the patriarch (adult men). The over generalised belief (stereotype)
of women in patriarchal system is that women are subordinate to men and
be housewife who serves her husband, does houseworks and looks after her
children. This paper will elaborate the case study of a couple who break this
patriarchal gender stereotype, in which the husband flexibly changes his
role to adapt and support his wife‟s career as the Rector of ISBI. This case
study shows that not all men are patriarchal and that education can be a
powerful tool to break patriarchal gender relation both in private and
public spheres.