The role and participation of women in political development in Indonesia.

Autor: Yusartika, Pancasachina, Hasanuddin, Tubagus, Rangga, Kordiyana K.
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 2023, Vol. 2621 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p
Abstrakt: Woman's involvement continuously becomes a concern for the government in Indonesia. The role and participation of women is important to achieve gender-equality in political development. This research to (1) find out how the role and participation of a woman in political development and (2) find out the inhibiting factors for women's involvement in politics in Indonesia. The method used a descriptive quantitative approach based on a literature review. The results show that the elected women members of the DPR RI continue to increase 20,87% compared to previous years, but the representation of elected women members is only 123 people of the 575 total members in 2019-2024 which is still below the 30% target. The low representation of women compared to men indicates gender inequality, especially related to the role of women in decision making. One of them is caused by the thick patriarchal culture in Indonesia. But on the other hand, the equality in role and participation for women and men can be seen from the educational background of women in the DPR RI in Indonesia, which are dominated by undergraduates and masters are 98 members, nevertheles shows the increasing growth of Gender Empowerment Index (IDG). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index