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Mon, 09/15/2008 - 13:07
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MORE RI'S WOMEN SHOULD BECOME LEGISLATORS, MEUTIA HATTA SAYS
Ambon, Maluku, Sept.14 (ANTARA)- General chairpersen of the Indonesian Unity and Justice Party (PKPI) executive board, Meutia Hatta has said more women should become members of parliament in a bid to strive for their better fate.
Meutia made such motivation before a number of women when opening coordination meeting which was conducted by the PKPI provincial chapter here on Sunday.
"I feel deeply concern over women's backwardness in many aspects compared with men, so it needs a significant women percentage of representation in parliament in effort to strive for program which can improve the women's dignities," she said.
Meutia, who is concurrently Women's Empowerment Minister referred to the women's backwardness in their growth index, work quality, work opprotunities and two-fold illiteracy problem compared with that of men.
Thus, she reminded the political party leaders to abide by the law stipulating that 30 percent portion for female legislative member candidates should be met.
Early in August Meutia said 45 percent of her party's legislative nominees were women.
If women were not empowered properly, national development would be imbalanced because women were an asset, not a burden nor an obstacle to development.
Meutia was also proud of her party which has 16 women of legislator candidates who were set at the first rank in 77 electoral regions across the country.
"I hope to get another one for the first rank to reach 17 in order to show the figur 7 as the PKPI's running number for the 2009 legislative general election," she pointed out.
Meutia made such motivation before a number of women when opening coordination meeting which was conducted by the PKPI provincial chapter here on Sunday.
"I feel deeply concern over women's backwardness in many aspects compared with men, so it needs a significant women percentage of representation in parliament in effort to strive for program which can improve the women's dignities," she said.
Meutia, who is concurrently Women's Empowerment Minister referred to the women's backwardness in their growth index, work quality, work opprotunities and two-fold illiteracy problem compared with that of men.
Thus, she reminded the political party leaders to abide by the law stipulating that 30 percent portion for female legislative member candidates should be met.
Early in August Meutia said 45 percent of her party's legislative nominees were women.
If women were not empowered properly, national development would be imbalanced because women were an asset, not a burden nor an obstacle to development.
Meutia was also proud of her party which has 16 women of legislator candidates who were set at the first rank in 77 electoral regions across the country.
"I hope to get another one for the first rank to reach 17 in order to show the figur 7 as the PKPI's running number for the 2009 legislative general election," she pointed out.
