Indonesia Gender Inequality Index. The GII is an inequality index It measures gender inequalities in three important aspects of human development—reproductive health measured by maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rates empowerment measured by proportion of parliamentary seats occupied by females and proportion of adult females and males aged 25 years and older with at least some secondary education and economic status expressed as labour market participation and measured by labour force participation rate.
(2) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate) empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education) and labour market participation (labour force participation rate) Source United Nations Development Programme Human Development Report 2016.
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The Global Gender Gap index score for Indonesia from in 2020 was 07 with a score of 1 being absolute parity and a score of 0 being absolute imparity According to the source Indonesia is ranked.
Indonesia: Global Gender Gap score 2020 Statista
Women in PoliticsGrassroots MovementsEconomic EmpowermentAccess to EducationLooking ForwardIndonesia implemented a democratic system in 1998 Since then they have implemented laws that decrease the inequality gap between men and women For example one law requires that political parties be composed of at least 30% of women 2018 even saw Indonesia’s female finance minister voted Best Minister in the World by the World Government Summit Women in Indonesia have also been influential in promoting certain bills that grant women more rights The 2019 sexual violence bill for example identifies nine different forms of sexual harassment all of which would be made illegal Discussion of this topic is taboo in some social settings in Indonesia which makes support for this bill by women crucial Women activists and Indonesian civil society organizations (CSOs) have played a role in breaking away social norms regarding inequality With international support these CSOs have impacted 900 villages over 27 provinces This has positively affected more than 32000 womenfrom more than 1000 groups in 2018 At the village level these organizations promote women’s involvement in decisionmaking and focus on reducing violence against women In 2019 UN Women launched an online learning platform that aims to empower women business owners called WeLearn The platform offers free curricula to women entrepreneurs WeLearn also provides access to lessons from industry experts and fellow women entrepreneurs A 2018 study of Women Empowerment Principles in the top 50 companies in Indonesia found that there was a minimum of one woman on every board of at least 84% of the companiesthat participated in the survey These companies have also implemented initiatives to empower women in the workplace Access to education in Indonesia is also improving for girls Indonesia has one of the highest literacy rates for women among Asian countries with 997% of women ages 15–24 literatein 2018 By 2019 almost every child in Indonesia attended school at the elementary level In fact there were slightly more female students enrolled than male students Furthermore females were shown to do better than males Intergovernmental organizations are also promoting gender equality in Indonesia For example the UNDP Indonesia Gender Equality Strategy and Action Plan 20172020 is committed to addressing four aspects of gender equalityin Indonesia 1 Empower women to achieve a better standard of living and sustainable employment 2 Work with local groups to grant women better healthcare access 3 Support the involvement of women in the sustainable use of natural resources 4 Improve access to responsible and fair public institutions especially for women who are in more vulnerable situations Overall conditions of gender equality in Indonesia are improving through the involvement of women in politics and grassroots organizations This is especially possible with the support of international organizations like the United Nations Continued efforts to empower women entrepreneurs and communicate the benefits of women in the marketplace are essential to realizing greater economic benefits and achie.
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Gender Equality in Indonesia The Borgen Project
Gender Inequality Index (GII) na Human Development Index (HDI) female na Human Development Index (HDI) male na Mandatory paid maternity leave (days) na Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100000 live births) na Prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting among girls and women (% of girls and young women ages 15–49) na.