Dewi, Machya Astuti and Issundari, Sri and Rachmawati, Iva and Sugiarto, Meilan (2018) NOKEN: WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN PAPUA. In: 5th International Conference on Community Development (AMCA 2018).
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This article aims to explain the opportunities of wicker bags Noken, as a way for Papuan women to be more empowered. Noken is a traditional Papuan handbag made. In the past, women were considered mature and ready to marry if they were able to weave Noken. Not surprisingly, almost all Papuan women at that time were able to weave noken. Currently, young women are starting to leave the tradition of weaving noken because it is considered a symbol of backwardness. The perspective of Papuans who see local wisdom as a form of backwardness is not followed by adequate economic levels. Women and children in Papua are generally the victims of poverty. The condition is further complicated by the double burden that must be borne by women that is taking care of the household while earning a living for the family. Woven bag noken actually have a chance to improve the welfare of women as well as sustaining Papua tourism. If it is packed in an interesting way, noken can be a souvenir icon of Papua in order to develop the tourism industry as well as a means for women empowerment. This article describes the opportunities for women's empowerment in supporting the tourism industry through the development of wicker bags noken by taking the research location in Merauke district of West Papua.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Noken, poverty, women empowerment, tourism industry |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | DR MACHYA ASTUTI DEWI |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2019 04:55 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2019 04:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.upnyk.ac.id/id/eprint/18145 |
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