Quota for Women’s 30 %

Policy Innovation for Political Reform in Indonesia

“30 % Quota for Women’s Representation in Parliament”

Time Period/Parliament

Women- Representation

Male-Representation

 

• 1950 – 1955 (Temporary DPR) 9    (3, 8%) 236 (96, 2%)
• 1955 -  1960 17 (6, 3%) 272 (93, 7%)
• 1956 – 1959 (Konstituante) 25 (5, 1%) 488 (94, 9%)
• 1971 – 1977 36 (6, 3%) 460 (92, 2%)
• 1977 – 1982 29 (6, 3%) 460 (93, 7%)
• 1982 – 1987 39 (8, 5%) 460 (91, 5%)
• 1987 – 1992 65 (13%) 500 (87%)
• 1992 – 1997 62 (12, 5%) 500 (87, 5%)
• 1999- 2004 (Post-Suharto) 46 (9%) 500 (91%)
• 2004- 2009 (Quota 30%) 61 (11, 9 %) (slightly improvement) 489 (88, 7

More than 53% of the total population in Indonesia consists of women. However, since the 1999 legislative elections that marked Indonesia’s transition to democracy, women comprise only 9 percent of the national legislature (46 from 546 members), 6 percent of provincial assemblies and 4 percent of district assemblies. In addition, only few district executives, provincial governors or senior national government officials are women. Public campaigns,