The Existence of Women in Discussing Gender Policy in the Parliament of North Aceh Regency

Abstract

Gender strengthening is not only done by women activists and NGOs but also needs to be implemented by women politicians who are in government. The position of women politicians as rulers should be able to become play makers or drivers in fighting for women's rights in the conception of gender. However, this becomes a serious problem if women in government do not fight for policy aspects related to gender equality. Of course, gender-related policies can be realized if there is a political will from women politicians in parliament. The presence of women in the North Aceh District People's Representative Council (DPRK) is very important in discussing gender-related issues in parliament. The implementation of this research will use a qualitative method with a descriptive method. The results of the study illustrate that the role of women in parliament is minimal. This is inseparable from the number of seats obtained by only one person. The obstacles that can be found are the influence of culture, religion and the lack of popularity of female politicians in the community in North Aceh. Furthermore, the dominance of the influence of male politicians is stronger and makes women as sub ordinate or second person in the political process that occurs in North Aceh district. Women are also not given opportunities and are limited in political actualization.