TY - JOUR
T1 - “Dia Dikader”
T2 - Women’s NGOs roles, networks, and the agency of women’s legislative candidates in West Sumatra
AU - Dewi, Kurniawati Hastuti
AU - Latifa, Ade
AU - Subono, Nur Iman
AU - Prasetyawan, Wahyu
AU - Prasojo, Ari Purwanto Sarwo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Asian Center for Women's Studies, Ewha Womans University.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Previous research, on the representation of women in the Indonesian parliament in the 2019 General Election, identifies two common strategies used by women legislative candidates to win. One is to draw on women's networks to mobilize support and the other is to rely on the dynastic power. This paper contributes to existing studies by exploring the vital role of women NGOs in supplying and preparing women's legislative candidates through a case study of the West Sumatra Provincial Parliament in the 2019 General Election. Qualitative research methods were used for this research, drawing on in-depth interviews with women legislative candidates of West Sumatra Provincial Parliament and women activists. This paper reveals that the rise of women candidates in West Sumatra was “prepared” (dikader) by women's NGOs, namely Koalisi Perempuan Indonesia of West Sumatra and Wanita Islam of West Sumatra. These women NGOs have played an important role in getting women elected by providing political training, consultation, moral support, and access to women's networks. Women NGOs' support for these women candidates arose from their long-term socio-political relationship. This research has also revealed that the women candidates exercised a great deal of agency in reaching the voters through these women's NGOs and networks.
AB - Previous research, on the representation of women in the Indonesian parliament in the 2019 General Election, identifies two common strategies used by women legislative candidates to win. One is to draw on women's networks to mobilize support and the other is to rely on the dynastic power. This paper contributes to existing studies by exploring the vital role of women NGOs in supplying and preparing women's legislative candidates through a case study of the West Sumatra Provincial Parliament in the 2019 General Election. Qualitative research methods were used for this research, drawing on in-depth interviews with women legislative candidates of West Sumatra Provincial Parliament and women activists. This paper reveals that the rise of women candidates in West Sumatra was “prepared” (dikader) by women's NGOs, namely Koalisi Perempuan Indonesia of West Sumatra and Wanita Islam of West Sumatra. These women NGOs have played an important role in getting women elected by providing political training, consultation, moral support, and access to women's networks. Women NGOs' support for these women candidates arose from their long-term socio-political relationship. This research has also revealed that the women candidates exercised a great deal of agency in reaching the voters through these women's NGOs and networks.
KW - agency
KW - West Sumatra
KW - women’s legislative candidates
KW - women’s networks
KW - women’s NGOs
KW - Women’s representation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85180901272&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/12259276.2023.2285395
DO - 10.1080/12259276.2023.2285395
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85180901272
SN - 1225-9276
VL - 29
SP - 506
EP - 530
JO - Asian Journal of Women's Studies
JF - Asian Journal of Women's Studies
IS - 4
ER -