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This book employs a gendered perspective to uncover an in-depth understanding of the political role of women leaders in local government in Indonesia. Beginning with the story of two women who successfully won the local elections in Indramayu in 2010 and Tangerang Selatan in 2011, respectively, the book uses their experiences as a point of departure to present a discussion on female political leaders' part within the larger political dynastic structure in Indonesia. The book explores the multiple challenges and difficulties that these women encountered in reaching power and in promoting local democracy, highlighting the patriarchal nature of the oligarchy. In doing so, this book provides a rich empirical account of the current features of female political leaders and their political and familial, linkages. The research, thus, contributes significantly to the work of scholars and political activists seeking to unpack the process and progress of democratization in post-reformasi Indonesia, in which women's political participation and leadership are an inevitable and vital part. In doing so, the book champions how Indonesian women are playing an increasingly important role in the democratic process, even in the face of the enduring challenges posed by familial ties and political dynasty factors that continue to hinder democratization-trends that are also prevalent across multiple Southeast Asian countries in the twenty-first century. Relevant to scholars and students situated at the intersection of gender and politics, this translated and updated co-publication is a tour de force, led by one of Indonesia's seminal scholars in women's studies

This book employs a gendered perspective to uncover an in-depth understanding of the political role of women leaders in local government in Indonesia. Beginning with the story of two women who successfully won the local elections in Indramayu in 2010 and Tangerang Selatan in 2011, respectively, the book uses their experiences as a point of departure to present a discussion on female political leaders part within the larger political dynastic structure in Indonesia. The book explores the multiple challenges and difficulties that these women encountered in reaching power and in promoting local democracy, highlighting the patriarchal nature of the oligarchy. In doing so, this book provides a rich empirical account of the current features of female political leaders and their political and familial, linkages. The research, thus, contributes significantly to the work of scholars and political activists seeking to unpack the process and progress of democratization in post-reformasi Indonesia, in which womens political participation and leadership are an inevitable and vital part. In doing so, the book champions how Indonesian women are playing an increasingly important role in the democratic process, even in the face of the enduring challenges posed by familial ties and political dynasty factors that continue to hinder democratizationtrends that are also prevalent across multiple Southeast Asian countries in the twenty-first century. Relevant to scholars and students situated at the intersection of gender and politics, this translated and updated co-publication is a tour de force, led by one of Indonesias seminal scholars in womens studies.

Half title page -- Series page -- Full title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Map / Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Graphs -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Impact of Islamization and Democratization in Expanding Indonesian Women's Roles in Politics -- Chapter 3: The Normative Expectation of Javanese Muslim Women and Islamic Perspectives on Female Leadership -- Chapter 4: Rustriningsih: Advantage of Familial Ties, Ability to Embrace Islamic Piety and Using Gender to Expand a Political Base -- Chapter 5: Siti Qomariyah: Using Islamic Piety and Gender and Securing Nahdlatul Ulama's Socio-political Base -- Chapter 6: Ratna Ani Lestari: Holding on to Familial Ties, Manipulating Islamic Piety and Using Gender to Attract Wider Support -- Chapter 7: Comparative Analysis and Conclusion -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

This paper observes the historical, cultural, political, and social aspects of Indonesian and Thailand women to understand the progress of the women's role and position in the two countries, especially during the democratic transition period. This is qualitative research that utilized library sources to collect information and data through various resources such as books, documents, historical books, and webistes dated back from 1970s to 2000s in Indonesia and Thailand. Although there are similarities in development programs to address women's role and position before democratization in Indonesia and Thailand as both of them mainly focused on "practical gender interests". Interestingly, this paper reveals that during the democratic transition period, Indonesian women's role and position in politics are one step ahead. This is due to the political stability, persistent commitment of the government to the gender equality agenda, and growing support from progressive Muslim leaders. In contrast, political turbulence due to often military coups which result in the government's slow performance for women's advancement combined with less support from Buddhist leaders slowed the progress of Thailand women. This paper highlights the important role of the government policy on gender equality for women's advancement, political stability, and the role of the majority religion (Islam in Indonesia and Theravada Buddhism in Thailand) to support women's role and position in politics.Tulisan ini mengkaji aspek sejarah, budaya, politik, dan sosial perempuan Indonesia dan Thailand untuk memahami perkembangan peran dan posisi perempuan di kedua negara, terutama pada masa transisi demokrasi. Ini adalah penelitian kualitatif yang memanfaatkan sumber perpustakaan untuk mengumpulkan informasi dan data melalui berbagai sumber seperti buku, dokumen, buku sejarah, dan situs web dari tahun 1970-an hingga 2000-an di Indonesia dan Thailand. Meskipun ada kesamaan dalam program pembangunan untuk mengatasi peran dan posisi perempuan sebelum ...

This report examines three important measures that affect efforts to increase the representation of women in the national parliaments of Indonesia and Australia: the affirmative action rule, political parties' commitment to implementing the rule, and the role of female organisations in increasing representation of women in parliament. The affirmative action rule in Indonesia is enacted in national legislation, namely, section 65 article 1 of the General Election Act No. l2/2003, together with an open proportional representation electoral system according to section 84 article 1 of the General Election Act No.12/ 2003. Unlike in Indonesia, the affirmative action rule in Australia is part of a political party platform, namely, the ALP affirmative action rule . There are three female organisations in Indonesia: Centre for Electoral Reform (CETRO) , the Indonesian Women's Political Caucus (Kaukus Perempuan Politik Indonesia, KPPI) , and the Women's Parliamentary Caucus (Kaukus Perempuan Parlemen, KPP), and two organisations in Australia: EMILY's List Australia, and Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) that play a significant role in promoting the increasing representation of women in parliament. This report examines the effectiveness both of the affirmative action rule and the role of female organisations by asking: • How strong is the legal framework of the affirmative action rule in Indonesia? • What is the commitment of the political parties to implementing the . affirmative action rule? • What is the nature of the affirmative action rule in Australia? • What is the commitment of the political parties to implementing the affirmative action rule in Australia? • What is the role of female organisations in Indonesia and Australia? • How effective is their role? • Are there any lessons to be learned from the experiences? Even though the affirmative ·action rule is included in the national legislation of Indonesia, it has not proven effective as shown by the low representation of women in the national parliament of Indonesia following the General Election in 2004. In contrast, the affirmative action rule in Australia, has proven effective when it is included in a political party's platform as can be seen in the ALP affirmative action rule, which successfully increased the representation of Labor women in the Federal Parliament from the 1980s to 1990s. The affirmative action rule is likely to be . effective when it is included in a political party' s platform and implemented when selecting candidates for election to parliament. An examination of the role of female organisations shows the value of their diversity of role: in endorsing the affirmative action rule, supporting women candidates, and ensuring women-friendly policies which are crucial for assisting women candidates both before and after they are elected to parliament. In Indonesia, CETRO successfully endorsed the affirmative action rule and women candidates in 2004, while the Indonesian Women' s Political Caucus and the Women's Parliamentary Caucus, play a major role in proposing women-friendly policy. Similarly, EMILY' s List Australia has a significant role in supporting the ALP affirmative action rule and assisting Labor women candidates, corresponding with WEL's role in proposing women-friendly policy. Although, the female organisations play different roles, their activities complement each other and assist to increase representation of women in the national parliament. This report commends the independence of female organisations in both countries, and recommends the creation of a cross political party female organisation in Australia as in Indonesia, to strengthen communal solidarity and unify efforts in supporting women candidates across the political parties in Australia.