Women Have A Vital Role In Influencing Public Policy

Coordinator for the Advancement of Indonesian Women (MPI) Lena Maryana Mukti/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Coordinator of Maju Perempuan Indonesia (MPI), Lena Maryana Mukti, said that women have a vital voice or are very important in realizing pro-people public policies through women's representation in the political sphere.

"Indeed, women have a vital voice in influencing the policies of public officials. MPI proposes a minimum 30 percent representation of women in politics because that is a critical number that must be met to realize and form pro-people policies", said Lena when she became a resource person. in a web seminar entitled "Ensuring Quality Democracy Through Representation of Women in Politics", as monitored from Jakarta, Monday 14 February.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia (LBPP) to Kuwait also said that it was important for women to be involved in making pro-people public policies.

The woman who serves as the Indonesian Ambassador to Kuwait assessed that the existence of women is close to various aspects of life, such as the growth of children, family, and several other things in a country so that they become more sensitive and understand the policies that are really needed by the people.

Furthermore, according to Lena, when public policies are not pro-people in nature, whether in the fields of education, health, or the economy, women are the first to suffer as parties who have a lot to do with various aspects of life.

"If everything is bad, without paying attention to the interests of the people, without being pro to the people, then women will suffer the most. If every woman suffers, then a country can collapse. On the other hand, this country will be strong if the women in it are also strong, intelligent, and included in decision-making", said Lena.

In addition, he also views that the absence of women's voices in influencing public policy will also have the potential to cause the implementation of democracy in Indonesia to be incomplete because it has not been able to represent all elements of society.