Jakarta (ANTARA) - Issues of women\u2019s leadership and safety in public\nspaces were highlighted during a talkshow titled Kartini Hari Ini:\nPerempuan Memimpin, Berdaya, dan Aman di Ruang Publik, organised by\nGerakan Rakyat (GERAK) in Jakarta on Monday (27\/4).<\/p>\n
The discussion, moderated by Margaretta Putri, Director of\nInter-Institutional and International Cooperation at GERAK, featured\nvarious perspectives, from leadership and the fulfilment of rights to\nwomen\u2019s safety in physical and digital spaces.<\/p>\n
Ninik Rahayu, Chair of the Press Council for the 2022\u20132025 period,\nstressed that opportunities for women to lead are increasingly open.\nHowever, in practice, women still face structural and cultural\nchallenges, as well as an ecosystem that is not yet fully formed.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Eva Kusuma Sundari, Founder of the Sarinah Institute,\npointed out the gap between regulations and reality.<\/p>\n
According to her, although women\u2019s rights have been legally\nrecognised, with many regulations already in place, implementation on\nthe ground still faces various obstacles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWomen\u2019s issues today are no longer about the presence or absence of\nrules, but how those rules or values are truly implemented, by building\nawareness and application based on the second principle of Pancasila,\u201d\nsaid Eva.<\/p>\n
From a policy perspective, Dwi Oktavia, Head of the DKI Jakarta\nProvincial Office for the Empowerment, Protection of Children and\nPopulation Control (PPAPP), affirmed that safety in public spaces\nremains a work in progress. Harassment, whether verbal, non-verbal, or\ndigital, is still frequently occurring and often taken lightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cPublic spaces are not yet fully safe, and this must be a collective\nconcern. From our side, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is\nformulating and updating local regulations related to PPAPP, so that\npublic spaces become safe for everyone,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Historian and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at\nthe University of Indonesia (FIB UI) for 2021-2025, Bondan Kanumoyoso,\nemphasised that change cannot be solely burdened on women.<\/p>\n
\u201cKartini is the Mother of the Nation; in her history, Kartini\u2019s\nunpublished letters actually fought for the fate of the Indonesian\nnation, long before Soekarno or Tan Malaka.<\/p>\n
\u201cKartini\u2019s struggle was not only for women, but also for an\nenlightened Indonesian nation. Therefore, change cannot proceed without\nthe involvement of men. This is a shared responsibility; women\u2019s\nleadership will certainly have its own value with characteristics\ndifferent from those of men,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
Through this talkshow, Dhini Mudiani, General Chair of GERAK,\nencouraged that discourse on women should not stop at symbolic\ncommemorations of Kartini Day, but continue as real commitments.<\/p>\n
Cross-sector collaboration is needed, involving both women and men,\ngovernment, communities, and society, to create safe, inclusive, and\nequal public spaces.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis talkshow is hoped to be the starting point for strengthening\ncollective awareness as well as encouraging concrete steps in providing\nspaces that are not only open, but also safe and dignified for all,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/women-can-lead-but-public-spaces-are-not-yet-fully-safe-1777387906", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }