The Face Of The Police In The Leadership Of General Listyo Sigit, Improving The Fight For Gender And Policewomen's Careers

JAKARTA - The National Police continues to improve the recruitment system that opens up greater opportunities for women to become female police officers (polwan). Including occupying strategic positions in the Bhayangkara Corps.

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Headquarters Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo said the opening of this great opportunity was in line with the policy of the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo who would continue to fight for gender equality and the careers of policewomen.

"There will be opportunities for policewomen to be able to occupy high positions," said Dedi when confirmed in Jakarta as reported by Antara, Monday, November 15.

The National Police already has a roadmap in recruiting members by increasing the chances of women becoming members of the police force. According to Dedi, female police officers also have the same opportunity to have a career as male police officers.

So far, said Dedi, the career development system (binkar) for policewomen in the National Police has been running. A number of important positions in the organization were held by women.

"The binkar system for policewomen has also received the same portion as polki. There are those who serve as police chiefs, kātāt, head of divisions, chiefs of police, and deputy chiefs of police," said Dedi.

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo when opening the 58th World Policewomen Conference (IAWP) in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) some time ago stated that the National Police had provided space for policewomen to get gender equality rights.

The provision of space, according to Sigit, is because policewomen have an extraordinary role and contribution to the Polri organization, especially in supporting cultural reforms to become police officers who are more humane and closer to the community.

"Policewomen have better gender sensitivity in increasing responses to sexual and gender-based crimes, increasing operational effectiveness and efficiency, building public trust, and increasing the legitimacy of law enforcement agencies," said the former Banten Police Chief.

Recognizing the strategic role of women in the police force, Sigit emphasized that currently Polri has committed to creating a police institution that is inclusive of all groups, including women.

In this case, the change in gender-based culture within the police will have an impact on the law enforcement system in general.

Sigit ensured that the National Police had been in line with the Government's policy regarding gender mainstreaming. In implementing this policy, the Bhayangkara Corps has now carried out a real gender-oriented implementation.

Real implementations for the community, such as police offices in Indonesia, have provided lactation rooms and special examination rooms for women and children and are equipped with disability-friendly facilities.

Especially in the internal police, policewomen are currently given the same opportunities in terms of recruitment, education, training, and positions that are equal to male police officers.

He also said that currently, Indonesian female policewomen have occupied strategic operational positions in the police and "high risk" positions such as in the world peace mission, Densus 88 Anti-terror, and Mobile Brigade troops.

Meanwhile, in the same event, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, one of the speakers at the World Policewomen Conference, highlighted that the number of female policewomen is still very minimal compared to male police, which is only five percent.

In addition, Sri Mulyani highlighted the small number of women who occupy leadership positions in the police, and hoped that gender equality in the police could be improved.

The same thing was also expressed by Kompolnas member Poengky Indarti, who was also one of the speakers at the World Policewomen Conference.

"I encourage the need for more policewomen to recruit, considering that policewomen are only about 5.8 percent of the total number of Polri members," said Poengky.