EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERLAKUAN ELECTORAL QUOTA DALAM UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 12 TAHUN 2003 TENTANG PEMILIHAN UMUM DALAM MENINGKATKAN JUMLAH PEREMPUAN DI DEWAN PERWAKILAN RAKYAT REPUBLIK INDONESIA PERIODE 2004-2009
Abstract: In Indonesia,
women’s participation, particularly in parliament, has been intensively discussed
in 2002. The extensive discussions continued in 2003 especially after the
enactment of General Election Law. The enactment of this law is significant
since it contained a provision regarding thirty percent quota for women, a provision
which never appeared in the previous legislation. This provision is intended to
increase the number of women in the legislature. This is based on the fact that
in Indonesia the number of women is higher than that of men. The lack of women
in parliament is perhaps one of the causes why issues about women rarely became
a priority in government policy making. The significant number of women in
parliament could be a way to articulate women’s interests in government policy
making. This paper will specifically examine the implementation of ‘thirty
percent quotas for women’ to increase the number of women in the Indonesian
parliament. It argues that even though there is an effort to increase the
number of women in parliament through electoral quotas, such an effort is not sufficient
to increase the number of women in parliament. Electoral quotas may gain better
result if it combines with the change of political culture and the change of
government policy. In doing so, other actors such as political parties and the
government should be involved. Political parties and the government should be
more gender sensitive (women friendly) in policy making.
Kata Kunci: electoral quota, Undang-Undang Pemilihan
Umum, perempuan, Dewan Per-wakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia
Penulis: Andy Omara
Kode Jurnal: jphukumdd090048
