Muna Erawati
Direktur Pusat Studi Gender dan Keluarga (PSGK)
Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Salatiga
Abstract
This exploratory research located in a small area called Dukuh Gamol. Almost people in this region are on-going or former of woman migrant worker. Their husband, children, and family involved as respondents. Direct observation and depth interview have been used to collect data. The study yielded two main child-rearing practice problems; first, quality of parenting problems such as difficulties to control child behavior, inadequate parenting, “pangling” (children couldn’t recognize their mother), and maternal lost figure. Secondly, role and responsibility of parenting problem. Almost all children stay with their grandmother. Only two husbands were caring their children by themselves. This condition due to low level of husband attention in child-rearing practice. All woman migrant workers left their children at least when they were 2.5 years old. The children face two educational problems, i.e. national exam failure and drop out. The lack of father attention on children educational problems was fundamental causal factor which contributed to drop out phenomenon.
Keywords : Woman migrant worker, Child-rearing practice, Education