Research Article
Activist Women’s Political Participation in East Kalimantan Governor Election 2008-2018
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2291543, author={Ida Wahyuni Iskandar and Zaid bin Ahmad}, title={Activist Women’s Political Participation in East Kalimantan Governor Election 2008-2018}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st Hasanuddin International Conference on Social and Political Sciences, HICOSPOS 2019, 21-22 October 2019, Makassar, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={HICOSPOS}, year={2020}, month={2}, keywords={pilkada; political participation; women participation}, doi={10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2291543} }- Ida Wahyuni Iskandar
Zaid bin Ahmad
Year: 2020
Activist Women’s Political Participation in East Kalimantan Governor Election 2008-2018
HICOSPOS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2291543
Abstract
Democracy today faces many challenges including political inequality. Women have been deliberately excluded from political power and participation in democracies. Various studies explained about women's participation in various countries. This paper attempts to study political participation among women in Indonesia in Pemilihan Kepala Daerah (local election) specifically in East Kalimantan. The study employed a qualitative approach and conducted in-depth interviews with relevant key informants as data collection method. Besides voting, there are various political participation form for women in Pilkada. By knowing the various forms of political participation such as voting, campaign, political discussion and contacting, it can be better to analyze the true nature of women's political participation. Lack of participation in various forms of political participation analyses helping determine steps for governments, political parties, and community organizations to increase women's political participation