Gender Discrimination In The Drama Series The Exchange: A Sara Mills Critical Discourse Analysis: At-Tamyīz al-Jindarī fī al-Musalssal ad-Dirāmī "At-Tabādul": Taḥlīl al-Khiṭāb an-Naqdī li-Sārā Mīlz

An-Nahdah Al-'Arabiyah; Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Arab Vol. 05, No. 1, February 2025, pp. 129~153 E-ISSN: 2774-7808 P-ISSN: 2963-8402 DOI: 10.22373/nahdah.v5i1.6543 129 GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE DRAMA SERIES THE EXCHANGE: A SARA MILLS CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Yuni Syakila Wardah1, Misbahus Surur2 12UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Email Corresponding: Article Info Article history: Received 01/26, 2025 Revised 02/10, 2025 Accepted 02/12, 2025 Abstract The Exchange is a Netflix drama series inspired by true events experienced by two Kuwaiti women. The two women threw themselves into the male-dominated Kuwaiti stock market. The purpose of this study is to analyze the position of the actor who is the subject of the storytelling, the object being told, and the position of the audience with Sara Mills' critical discourse analysis model through scenes of the film that are considered representative. This research is intended to find the forms of discrimination experienced by the main female character in the drama series The Exchange. This type of research is descriptive qualitative using Sara Mills' critical discourse analysis. The main data source is the drama series The Exchange episode 1 to 5. The research data is in the form of scene images and dialog in the drama series that show forms of discrimination against women. Data analysis in this study used three stages, including; (1) data reduction, (2) data presentation, and (3) conclusion drawing. The results showed that there are 4 forms of discrimination experienced by the main female character in the workplace, including 1) marginalization with 3 scenes; 2) subordination with 2 scenes; 3) stereotyping with 2 scenes; and 4) workload with 1 scene. Each scene has actors who occupy the position of the subject of the storytelling, the object being told, and the position of the audience. ‫تجريد‬ Keywords: Women Discrimination Sara Mills Critical Discourse Analysis : ‫الكلمات المفتاحية‬ ‫التمييز ضد المرأة‬ ‫سارا ميلز‬ ‫تحليل الخطاب‬ ‫النقدي‬ ‫ هو و مسلسل درامي من إنتاج نتفليكس مستوحى من أحداث حقيقية عاشتها سيدتان‬The Exchange ‫ والغرض من هذه‬.‫ ألقت املرأتان بنفسيهما في سوق األسهم الكويتية التي يهيمن عليها الرجال‬.‫كويتيتان‬ ‫ وموقف الجمهور‬،‫ واملوضوع الذي يتم سرده‬،‫الدراسة هو تحليل موقف املمثل الذي هو موضوع الحكاية‬ ‫ يهدف‬.‫من خالل نموذج تحليل الخطاب النقدي لسارة ميلز من خالل مشاهد الفيلم التي تعتبر تمثيلية‬ The ‫هذا البحث إلى إيجاد أشكال التمييز التي تعاني منها الشخصية األنثوية الرئيسية في املسلسل الدرامي‬ ‫ مصدر‬.‫ هذا النوع من البحث نوعي وصفي باستخدام تحليل الخطاب النقدي لسارة ميلز‬.Exchange ‫ وتتمثل بيانات البحث في شكل‬.5 ‫ إلى‬1 ‫ من الحلقة‬The Exchange‫البيانات الرئيس ي هو املسلسل الدرامي‬ ‫ واستخدم في تحليل البيانات في‬.‫صور مشاهد وحوار في املسلسل الدرامي تظهر أشكال التمييز ضد املرأة‬ ‫ أظهرت‬.‫) استخالص النتائج‬3( ،‫) عرض البيانات‬2( ،‫) اختزال البيانات‬1( :‫ منها‬،‫هذه الدراسة ثالث مراحل‬ :‫ منها‬،‫ أشكال من التمييز التي تتعرض لها الشخصية النسائية الرئيسية في مكان العمل‬4 ‫النتائج أن هناك‬ .‫) عبء العمل بمشهد واحد‬4( ،‫) التنميط بمشهدين‬3( ،‫) التبعية بمشهدين‬2( ،‫ مشاهد‬3‫) التهميش بـ‬1( ‫ وموقع‬،‫ واملفعول به الذي يتم سرده‬،‫يضم كل مشهد ممثلين يحتل كل منهم موقع الفاعل في الحكاية‬ .‫الجمهور‬ Abstrak The Exchange merupakan salah satu serial drama Netflix terinspirasi kejadian nyata yang pernah dialami oleh dua Wanita Kuwait. Dua wanita tersebut menceburkan diri ke pasar saham Kuwait yang didominasi kaum laki-laki. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis posisi aktor yang menjadi subjek pencerita, objek yang diceritakan, dan posisi penonton dengan model analisis wacana kritis Sara Mills Journal homepage: http://journal.ar-raniry.ac.id/index.php/nahdah/index 130 Gender Discrimination In The Drama Series The Exchange: A Sara Mills Critical Discourse Analysis Kata kunci: Diskriminasi Perempuan Sarah Mills Analisis Wacana Kritis melalui scene-scene film yang dianggap mewakili. Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk menemukan bentuk-bentuk diskriminasi yang dialami oleh tokoh utama perempuan dalam serial drama The Exchange. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif menggunakan analisis wacana kritis Sara Mills. Sumber data utama yakni serial drama The Exchange episode 1 sampai 5. Data penelitian berupa gambar scene dan dialog dalam serial drama yang menunjukkan bentuk-bentuk diskriminasi perempuan. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan tiga tahap, di antaranya; (1) reduksi data, (2) penyajian data, dan (3) penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada 4 bentuk diskriminasi yang dialami oleh tokoh utama perempuan di tempat kerja, di antaranya 1) marginalisasi dengan 3 scene; 2) subordinasi dengan 2 scene; 3) stereotip dengan 2 scene; dan 4) beban kerja dengan 1 scene. Masing-masing scene mempunyai aktor yang menempati posisi sebagai subjek pencerita, objek yang diceritakan, dan dan posisi penonton. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license. A. Introduction Many contemporary film series address women's issues, and The Exchange is one of them. The series is based on a true story, about the journey of two strong women who fought to show that women could participate in the stock market sector in the 1980s in Kuwait, when working in the stock exchange was still considered a male domain. In this movie, manifestations of gender discrimination occur in various forms, including in family and work dynamics. The division of labor, decision-making processes, and interactions between family members and other work domains are often influenced by gender-biased assumptions. Therefore, families and workplaces play an important role in socializing and presenting gender discrimination (Endriawati & Sulistyorini, 2023). Al Mughni explains in her book Women in Kuwait: Politics of Gender, that although the Kuwaiti constitution states that men and women are equal in the eyes of the law and have equal rights regarding education and wages, this does not mean that they have equal opportunities. The concept of equality is not only limited to rights but also includes providing equal opportunities for everyone (Satria et al., 2019). In chapter 3 of the book, the Kuwaiti constitution provides for the guarantee of equal rights and public duties for Kuwaiti citizens, specifically Article 29 which reads: “All people are equal in human dignity, and in public rights and duties before the law, without distinction as to race, origin, language or religion.” However, the article guarantees equality, human dignity, and individual freedom. However, it does not explicitly refer to “sex” and “gender” in the list of protected matters. This shows that Journal homepage: http://journal.ar-raniry.ac.id/index.php/nahdah/index 131 Gender Discrimination In The Drama Series The Exchange: A Sara Mills Critical Discourse Analysis the language used in the Kuwaiti constitution is often ambiguous when discussing gender issues (Satria et al., 2019). The Exchange, a drama series by Nadia Ahmad set in Kuwait, stars art (...truncated)