2024/12/02 by Siti Mas'udah, Siti Mas’udah
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Attachment and Relationship Dynamics #Family Dynamics and Relationships #Work-Family Balance Challenges
paper · doi:10.1111/issj.12551
crossref issued 2024/12/02 · crossref published 2024/12/02 · crossref published-online 2024/12/02 · openalex publication_date 2024/12/02 · crossref created 2024/12/02 · crossref published-print 2025/06/01 · crossref deposited 2025/08/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
ABSTRACT Gender awareness is considered a significant contributor in determining and impacting marital satisfaction amongst couples and making a strong family. This study explores the role of gender awareness in achieving marital satisfaction among young women professionals residing in Surabaya, Indonesia. The study deployed a qualitative research design, and 56 in‐depth interviews were carried out with women professionals who had been married for less than 5 years. The results show that gender awareness among young professional families varies based on decision‐making. The young women were aware of marital satisfaction about gender roles. There are two groups of women supporting distinctly different ideologies. The first group supports patriarchy, whereas the second group opposes the prevalence of a patriarchal culture. It further seeks to offer novelty in studying gender and marital satisfaction among professional families in Javanese society.