Book Review: Marriage and Modern Women in North Lombok

Abstract

This community service activity aims to improve understanding regarding marriage, continuing education, and career planning, particularly among women in North Lombok Regency This is also related to gender equality for women. Gender equality refers to the equal conditions for men and women to access opportunities and their rights as human beings, as well as equal access to the benefits of development in the fields of education, health, the economy, and politics. The methods used include preparation, conducting a book discussion (author presentation, reviewer feedback, and interactive discussion), and evaluation. The results of the activity indicate an increase in participants’ knowledge regarding Marriage and Women Today (North Lombok) and raise awareness that education is also important for women because, in addition to broadening women’s horizons, it also improves the quality of the next generation, since women are their children’s first teachers as well but not only a woman so that mother and father together have the same role and portion in educating children to build intelligence and success of a child  as a high level of enthusiasm for applying the book’s values to their daily lives