Authors:
- Aulya Dhini Istighfaroh: -

- Pramudana Ihsan: Google Scholar

- Armeria Wijaya: Google Scholar

Abstract: »Women Talking by Miriam Toews explores the oppression of women caused by male domination in a Mennonite colony in Bolivia. This oppression took the form of rape, where women were drugged with animal anesthetics. The purpose of this research is to examine male dominance and women’s struggles against it as depicted in the novel Women Talking. The study employs a qualitative descriptive method in analyzing the data, using Diane Richardson's Theory of Sexuality and Male Dominance as the theoretical framework. The object of this research is Miriam Toews’ novel Women Talking. The analysis reveals that the relationship between sexuality and male oppression lies in how men exert power over women in society, maintaining unequal power relations. In other words, sexual relations function as a mechanism of women’s subordination while simultaneously preserving it. From this perspective, male-dominated sexuality restricts women in nearly all aspects of life. Power and dominance thus become the pillars of male sexuality, with men asserting masculinity and authority through sexual control. The findings of this research highlight two main responses: first, some women remain obedient and unwilling to leave; second, others resist and fight for independence, refusing to be constrained by an ideology of power that dominates the hearts and minds of society.« (Source: Journal of English Studies and Business Communication)

Contents:

	Abstract (p. 29)
	1. Introduction (p. 30)
	2. Research Method (p. 31)
		2.1 Research Design (p. 31)
		2.2 Participants (p. 31)
		2.3 Instruments (p. 31)
		2.4 Data Analysis Procedures (p. 31)
	3. Findings and Discussion (p. 31)
		3.1. Sub Findings (p. 31)
			a. Sexuality and Male Domination as the Cause of Rape (p. 32)
			b. Effects of Male Dominance on Women’s Autonomy (p. 34)
		3.2 Discussion (p. 36)
	4. Conclusion (p. 36)
	References (p. 37)

Wikipedia: History of the Americas: History of Bolivia / History of Bolivia (1982–present) | Literature: Canadian literature / Miriam Toews | Literature: Novels about rape / Women Talking (novel) | Sex and the law: Rape / Bolivian Mennonite gas-facilitated rapes