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G20 presidency: Will W20 mean more gender equality in Indonesia?
A study conducted by the Pew Research Center in Singapore on 34 countries, including Indonesia, revealed that during the pandemic, men are considered more entitled to work than women.
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Double protection: Women wear face masks and shields while going to work in Bekasi, West Java, on Oct. 27, 2020. (JP/P.J. Leo)
Indonesia is assuming the Group of 20 presidency after taking over the rotating job from Italy during its summit late last month. In designing and implementing its agenda, the G20 has always involved community groups, including Women 20 (W20).
Founded in 2015, or 16 years after the G20 was formed, W20 has been among groups involved in the G20 agenda setting process. W20 provides policy recommendations from a gender perspective to the G20 to make sure that gender is mainstreamed in the G20 discussions and translated into the G20 leaders' declaration as a policy and commitment to promote gender equality and women's economic empowerment.
W20 was formed from a network of inter-country delegations representing women nongovernmental organizations, civil society groups, women entrepreneurs and academics from all the G20 member countries.
Every year, W20 submits a series of proposed actions and policy recommendations to promote gender equality and women's economic empowerment in order to promote gender-inclusive economic growth globally.
Why are W20 and the G20 important for Indonesia?
The challenges to achieve gender equality can be demonstrated by using the issue of the women's Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and how the work of W20 and the G20 can be useful for gender equality at the national level.
The G20 has a tradition of working with various organizations to bring different perspectives on financial and socioeconomic challenges. The groups involved are autonomous and work independently from the government and are led by local organizations from the host country. They work with other organizations from the G20 member countries to develop policy recommendations that are formally presented to G20 leaders for consideration.
