Inspiring Women's Awareness about Their Essential Abilities

Abstract

The aim of this study is to inspire women to have the confidence and independence to equally coexist with men. All over the world, there are stories of female suffering. This suffering is caused by verbal, physical, material, psychological, and sexual violence and discrimination. Some violence is culturally embedded, and local communities and theological teachings are resistant to change. Traditional, cultural, and theological adherence, in these instances, causes women to surrender to their fate. However, women possess great potential that is valuable and useful for human life. This paper explores methods of inspiring self-respect among women and developing their awareness of their extraordinary individual competencies. The research is based on a number of theories, including the labeling theory, dual systems theory, Weber’s theory of power, and self-perception theory. Qualitative research methods were used to interpret relevant literature and create an analysis model. The results suggest that Indonesian women, in general, are resigned to violence for fear of social exclusion and fear of sin. The objective of the research is to inspire awareness of these issues among women through the development of positive self-perception. Women should realize that they are competent and have potential in order to not be resigned to discrimination and violence. Education in self-awareness can be used to empower women by constantly reinforcing the belief that they are competent and are worthy of living happy lives. The research concludes that comprehensive and continuous formal education, which teaches psychological strength and character building, is required to empower women to escape cycles of violence and