PUBLIC POLICY MAINSTREAMING GENDER FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE AS AN EFFORTS TO OVERCOME POVERTY AND AN EFFECT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The research seeks to analyze public policies regarding gender mainstreaming from a legal perspective as an effort to overcome poverty and encourage economic development. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative approach and a descriptive-analytical data analysis method. After the reform, the gender perspective in development in Indonesia began to develop with the issuance of Presidential Instruction No. 9 of 2000 concerning Gender Mainstreaming in National Development. This Presidential Instruction guarantees that gender equality must be considered in all national development processes. In an economic context, gender equality has a significant influence on a country's economic growth. There are various problems in the economic sector related to gender equality, such as women's lack of ownership of assets such as land, companies, etc. In addition, many women work in the informal sector and earn lower wages than men, even though they have the same abilities.