Activists, politicians and academics urge cooperation to promote women’s political representation in Indonesia
Source: UN Women
Jakarta, Indonesia — UN Women Indonesia joined the Indonesian Women's Coalition, the Association for Elections and Democracy, and the Center for Political Studies at the University of Indonesia in organizing the Dialogue Forum of Women Politicians and Civil Society: Promoting Meaningful Participation and Representation in Politics last year.
The 60 participants were women politicians from 15 political parties, including 22 legislative candidates or members of parliament and seven party officials; 31 representatives from civil society organizations; and academic researchers.
Research shows that women's leadership in politics supports social inclusivity and well-being. The United Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals Indicators Database shows that the 10 Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have significantly increased women’s representation in their parliaments during the past two decades. Still, it stood at only 22 per cent in 2022, compared with the global figure of 26 per cent.
Women face many sociocultural barriers to participating in politics, and their low representation makes it difficult to promote women's issues in legislation. In 2019, the United Nations Development Programme Gender Inequality Index ranked Indonesia 121 out of 162 countries.
Read here the full article published by UN Women on 24 April 2024.
Jakarta, Indonesia — UN Women Indonesia joined the Indonesian Women's Coalition, the Association for Elections and Democracy, and the Center for Political Studies at the University of Indonesia in organizing the Dialogue Forum of Women Politicians and Civil Society: Promoting Meaningful Participation and Representation in Politics last year.
The 60 participants were women politicians from 15 political parties, including 22 legislative candidates or members of parliament and seven party officials; 31 representatives from civil society organizations; and academic researchers.
Research shows that women's leadership in politics supports social inclusivity and well-being. The United Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals Indicators Database shows that the 10 Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have significantly increased women’s representation in their parliaments during the past two decades. Still, it stood at only 22 per cent in 2022, compared with the global figure of 26 per cent.
Women face many sociocultural barriers to participating in politics, and their low representation makes it difficult to promote women's issues in legislation. In 2019, the United Nations Development Programme Gender Inequality Index ranked Indonesia 121 out of 162 countries.
Read here the full article published by UN Women on 24 April 2024.