Title: Political parties, electoral system and women's representation in the 2004-2009 Indonesian parliaments

Authors: Siregar, Wahidah Zein Br

Place: Canberra

Publisher: Australian national university (ANU). Centre for democratic institutions

Year: 2006

Journal: CDI policy papers on political governance

Volume: 2006/2

PAGE: --

Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, political participation, parliamentary government, affirmative action programmes, indonesia

Abstract: Despite the adoption of a quota system adopted in Indonesia in 2004, only a small proportion of women being elected to the Indonesian national parliament. The greatest obstacles to women's election are found in the institutional design of electoral systems and the structure of political parties.

URL: http://www.cdi.anu.edu.au/_research/2006-07/D_P/2006_11_PPS_2_Siregar/2006_11_PPS2_WS.pdf

Document type: Portal