Indonesia's male-dominated government stokes gender debate
Source: DW News
Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto unveiled Indonesia's new and enlarged Cabinet last month, naming ministers, deputy ministers and heads of various national agencies.
In total, he appointed 109 members, including a mix of professional and political appointees, with some ministers remaining on the job after serving for Prabowo's predecessor, Joko Widodo.
But only 14 of the appointees are women, and in the 48-member Cabinet, there are only five female ministers.
The low figure has drawn criticism from gender equality campaigners, who have expressed concerns over inadequate representation of women at the top of government.
Widodo, for his part, began his 10-year presidency with nine women in the Cabinet and ended it with four.
According to critics, this imbalance between male and female leaders shows the long road ahead to achieve gender equality in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country.
Read here the full article published by DW News on 17 November 2024.
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Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto unveiled Indonesia's new and enlarged Cabinet last month, naming ministers, deputy ministers and heads of various national agencies.
In total, he appointed 109 members, including a mix of professional and political appointees, with some ministers remaining on the job after serving for Prabowo's predecessor, Joko Widodo.
But only 14 of the appointees are women, and in the 48-member Cabinet, there are only five female ministers.
The low figure has drawn criticism from gender equality campaigners, who have expressed concerns over inadequate representation of women at the top of government.
Widodo, for his part, began his 10-year presidency with nine women in the Cabinet and ended it with four.
According to critics, this imbalance between male and female leaders shows the long road ahead to achieve gender equality in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country.
Read here the full article published by DW News on 17 November 2024.
Image by DW News
