Highlights Of Gender Welfare In The Digital World, Kemen PPPA Will Create Guidelines

Illustration of women playing gadgets. (Hj barraza-Unsplash)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (Kemen PPPA) plans to make guidelines on gender equality in the digital or cyber realm.

Assistant Deputy for Gender Preservation for Economic Affairs of the Ministry of PPPA, Eni Widiyanti, said that the guidelines would later be used as a reference for the government in making policies so that women would not be left behind in the digital world. "This guideline helps all of our people, to recognize that there is a gender gap in the digital era which we hope that after recognizing, the central and local governments will jointly develop policies and programs so that in the digital realm, women will not be left behind," said Eni, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, November 30. Eni said that the responsibility to reduce gaps and challenges for women is mandated to various regulations on gender mainstreaming, both internationally and national commitments. Until now, he said, the Indonesian government continues to be committed to gender mainstreaming as stated in Presidential Instruction Number 9 of 2000 and the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) document as well as its derivatives.

"And it is also a sustainable development goal, especially in the fifth goal," he said.

"However, these regulations are not enough, long-term efforts are needed to continue to minimize gaps and optimize women's potential in the economic sector and the era of digital transformation," continued Eni.

Eni said that the 2018 McKinsey Global Institute research stated that Indonesia's GDP could increase by 135 billion dollars by 2025 only if women's economic participation could be increased.Eni hopes that this guideline can be used as a reference for the central government, local governments, the business world, the private sector, the public, and academics to be able to collaborate and implement the action plan contained in the digital transformation of women. "This guideline is the beginning. Guidelines after we launch, if without implementation and monitoring how this guideline helps reduce the digital divide, of course, this guideline is meaningless," he said.