Research Article
Women in Domestic and Public Spaces: Unraveling the Batak Doxa in the Oral Story of North Sumatra
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361148, author={Heny Anggreini and Muharrina Harahap and Jakaria Jakaria and Ita Khairani}, title={Women in Domestic and Public Spaces: Unraveling the Batak Doxa in the Oral Story of North Sumatra}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science, and Culture, ICIESC 2025, 16 September 2025, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICIESC}, year={2026}, month={3}, keywords={doxa north sumatera oral story women}, doi={10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361148} }- Heny Anggreini
Muharrina Harahap
Jakaria Jakaria
Ita Khairani
Year: 2026
Women in Domestic and Public Spaces: Unraveling the Batak Doxa in the Oral Story of North Sumatra
ICIESC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361148
Abstract
The role of women, especially Batak women in the domestic space is considered not a contribution in social or cultural development, but a duty or responsibility of women within social and cultural structures. This is a problem that needs to be examined because women are narrated and structured differently in the oral story of North Sumatra. Then, there's the discourse produced by the oral story of North Sumatra about women. The oral stories of North Sumatra depicting this phenomenon are Putri Lopian (Central Tapanuli), Si Beru Dayang (Karo), and Asal Usul Padi Pulut (Pakpak Dairi). The oral stories explain that Batak women take care of domestic affairs (housekeeping and child care) as well as public affairs (planting and farming). However, the dual role is not considered part of social and cultural development. Batak women continue to be narrated as being in a domestic space.
