Perception of Javanese society to the representation of women in parliament by gender

Hidayah, Rifa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5764-9669 (2021) Perception of Javanese society to the representation of women in parliament by gender. Presented at The 10th Biennial Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, 21-24 Agustus 2013, Fakultas Psikologi UGM Yogyakarta. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Representation of women in parliament in Indonesia, particularly in Java are still marginalized, the number of women who sit in the parliaments of 1992 to 2009 is still very low. In 1992 the number of women as legislators 12.15%, in 1999 the number of women as legislators 8.80%. The phenomenon indicates that still discrimination in politics, where women as a majority of voters, but women as a minority in formal politics. Based on the issue, it is important to do research on the public perception of Java representation of women in parliament

The main purpose of this research was to find out, the difference between female and male perception of Java to the representation of women in parliament.

72 respondents of this study were selected from backgrounds Javanese culture. Data were collected by using a scale perception of women's representation in parliament, interviews and documentation. The perception of women's representation in parliament scale was applied as the main instruments in this study. The data of backgrounds Javanese culture and gender of the respondents were acquired through documentation.

Result of this study showed that: there were significant differences in the perception of male and female to the representation of women in parliament (p < 0.01). Female's perceptions of the representation of women in parliament was higher/positive than male.

Item Type:	Conference (Paper)
Keywords:	Women's representation in parliament; gender; culture Java
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology
Depositing User:	Rifa Hidayah
Date Deposited:	06 Oct 2021 13:55

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