Title: Redemptive masculinity in the context of HIV and AIDS in Surabaya, Indonesia

Authors: Maybe Zengenene

Addresses: Department of Sociology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract: This article provides an analysis of how women have been negatively impacted by HIV and AIDS infections in Surabaya, Indonesia. The study explored the way silent socio-cultural beliefs on sex, sexuality issues together with cultural forms of marriages, gender power relations and gender inequality has led to the vulnerability of women to HIV infections. Cultural ideologies in relation to the status and position of women in the marriage and family have far reaching consequences on women especially in the face of the pandemic. This article uses qualitative document analysis which focused on purposively sampled text such as books, journal articles, and newspapers. Using Simon de Beauvoir's concept of the 'Other' and 'Second Sex', the study revealed that women are the most affected amidst HIV and AIDS pandemic. As a result, redemptive masculinity has been suggested as the key tool to combat HIV and AIDS in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Keywords: gender; marriage; patriarchy; HIV and AIDS; Surabaya-Indonesia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGSDS.2021.116804

International Journal of Gender Studies in Developing Societies, 2021 Vol.4 No.2, pp.127 - 138

Received: 20 Nov 2019
Accepted: 22 Sep 2020
Published online: 03 Aug 2021 *

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