About women in Indonesian politics must be ordinary, no longer sensitive issues that need to be discussed
Source: VOI
JAKARTA - Politics and women are two things that are considered difficult to put together, but are being pursued. Women's involvement in politics is still underestimated, even though they have an important role for long-term policies.
Women are not the dominant actors in the political realm of various countries, including in Indonesia. According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), in the 2019-2024 period, only 120 women were able to occupy the seats of the DPR RI out of a total of 575 people. This means that this number has only reached 20.87 percent of the total members of the DPR RI from the results of the 2019 Legislative Election.
This figure does show an upward trend in both the number and percentage compared to the previous three edition elections. But although women's participation in politics has developed in recent years, women's representation in politics is still low.
The lack of representation of women in the political field is partly due to patriarchal cultural conditions. In countries that adhere to patriarchal values such as in Indonesia, women's opportunities to become politicians are relatively limited due to public perceptions about the division of roles between men and women, which tend to limit women's role in household affairs.
Read here the full article published by VOI on 6 April 2024.
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JAKARTA - Politics and women are two things that are considered difficult to put together, but are being pursued. Women's involvement in politics is still underestimated, even though they have an important role for long-term policies.
Women are not the dominant actors in the political realm of various countries, including in Indonesia. According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), in the 2019-2024 period, only 120 women were able to occupy the seats of the DPR RI out of a total of 575 people. This means that this number has only reached 20.87 percent of the total members of the DPR RI from the results of the 2019 Legislative Election.
This figure does show an upward trend in both the number and percentage compared to the previous three edition elections. But although women's participation in politics has developed in recent years, women's representation in politics is still low.
The lack of representation of women in the political field is partly due to patriarchal cultural conditions. In countries that adhere to patriarchal values such as in Indonesia, women's opportunities to become politicians are relatively limited due to public perceptions about the division of roles between men and women, which tend to limit women's role in household affairs.
Read here the full article published by VOI on 6 April 2024.
Image source: VOI