The main
topic on health training in Multiplication of Stube HEMAT in Alor is
reproductive health, delivered by Mariana Yunita H Opat, or commonly called Kak
Tata, a woman activist from Kupang, founder of Tengga NTT, and administrator of the Disaster Risk Management forum
in NTT Province. Three materials presented included the concepts of Gender,
Reproductive Health, and Sexual Violence (05/06/2022).
Starting with a wishing tree, each participant received two cards, then, the first one was put at the root, which contains the contributions that will be made during the session, such as thoughts, questions, new information, etc. Then, the participants' expectations will be put on the leaf after receiving the material. To reach the leaf, there is a hope that must be passed through the stem, for example with a commitment, such as no smoking during the session, no sleeping during activities, no operating cellphone, avoiding noise, permission to go to the toilet, etc., as a shared commitment to make a conducive situation.
The
delivery of the material on the understanding of Gender was opened by an
explanation of the characteristics of
women and men. Sex is understood as gender, and biological characteristics,
such as men having a penis and Adam's apple, meanwhile, women have a vagina and
breasts, which can be changed through medical action. Gender is known as the
role of character, responsibility, and authority which are given to a certain
gender and is determined socially and culturally, for example, men are the head
of the family, in charge of making money, while women are in charge at home,
cooking and other domestic works. The tasks influenced by social and cultural
factors can be interchanged and replaced, such as cooking, washing clothes,
and looking after children can be done by men. Gender issues can include gender
expectations (people's expectations of a gender); for example, after farming
work in Alor, women carry a lot of burdens when they go home and men only carry
machetes or bows. In addition, advertisements perform women for flavoring,
laundry soap, and facial treatments, while men promote healing potions or
cigarettes. Such advertisements perpetuate gender issues. Tata said that
culture, customs, media, education, religion, and even the state could be
agents that perpetuate gender issues.
The participants
faced an option, they are willing to
become agents of change by conveying the correct gender understanding, or they will be the agent of the status quo,
which perpetuates gender issues so that the ideals of achieving equality will
fade away? Of course not, right? ***
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