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Through Youth Empowerment classes, EBPP continues to create opportunities for students to understand the social and cultural factors that shape their lives. One of the important topics explored by students is patriarchy and the importance of gender equality within their communities. Students are encouraged to look beyond definitions and examine how patriarchal practices can appear in everyday life. In communities where cultural and customary norms remain an important part of

This week, in the Youth Empowerment gender lesson, our high school students reviewed a short movie entitled “Purusa, Utama?” that vividly illustrated the harmful effects of patriarchy in Balinese households and evoked strong emotions because of its relevance to their own lives. Several students related closely to the characters, especially the abusive father figure who enforced strict discipline by raising his son with corporal punishment, while giving his daughter endless do