Few women listed for legislature

Few women listed for legislature

SEMARANG: Only one third of the political parties contesting
the June polls recruit women to run for legislative seats, a
researcher said on Friday.

Nunik Sriyuningsih, head of Diponegoro University's Center for
Women's Studies, said she was afraid the low number of female
legislative candidates was evidence of the parties' lack of
awareness of women's interests.

"Women do not have enough bargaining power in their respective
parties. This means they play a minor role in any decision-making
process," Nunik said.

She urged female legislative candidates to take more
initiatives to break the men dominated culture barriers. (har)