Gender Trouble in Town: Educated Women Eluding Male Domination, Gender Violence and Marriage in PNG

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Spark, Ceridwen (2011) Gender Trouble in Town: Educated Women Eluding Male Domination, Gender Violence and Marriage in PNG. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 12 (2). pp. 164-179. ISSN 1444-2213 (print) 1740-9314 (online)

Abstract

Following Zimmer-Tamakoshi's observations about educated Pacific women not wanting to marry their countrymen, I examine educated Papua New Guinean women's perspectives on marrying Papua New Guinean men. Women in this group avoid marriage because they fear such relationships will destroy their career prospects, compromise their economic and decision-making independence and force them to grapple with male jealousy and violence in the domestic realm. In short, educated Papua New Guinean women perceive partnerships with their countrymen as being more troublesome than they are worth. The women's attitudes and actions suggest an emerging trend with important implications for understanding (both) the relationship between gender and education and intimate relationships in Papua New Guinea.

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Item type	Article
URI	https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/7917
DOI	10.1080/14442213.2010.546425
Official URL	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1444221...
Subjects	Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Social Sciences and Psychology Historical > FOR Classification > 1608 Sociology
Keywords	ResPubID21943, ResPubID24342, gender, education, Papua New Guinea, male jealousy, violence intimate relationships, women's career development, dual roles
Citations in Scopus	29 - View on Scopus
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