WOMEN LEADER IN LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH SULAWESI (Case Study on Regional Head Elections in 2020)
Muh. Iqbal Latief (a*), Rabina Yunus (b),Hasbi (c), Riri Amandaria (d)

(a) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin
*muhilberkelana[at]gmail.com
(b) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin
(c) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin
(d) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin

Abstract

From the 2009 to 2019 elections, the number of female legislators in the South Sulawesi DPRD has increased significantly. In the 2009 Election, there were 12 people. Then in the 2014 Election, it increased to 16 people and in the 2019 Election there were 26 women legislators or had met the 30% quota for women in parliament. However, affirmative policies in the legislative domain do not apply to the executive realm. The regulation that regulates the quota of 30% for women only in legislative elections, while in regional head elections (Pilkada) the quota is not accommodated. This is the reason why women candidates for regional head are less accommodated, either through political parties or individuals. In fact, from the direct Pilkada to the simultaneous Pilkada (2005 until now), only one woman has been elected as the Regent in South Sulawesi. This paper tries to study women leaders in local democracy in South Sulawesi, especially the simultaneous regional elections in 2020. The method used is descriptive qualitative, and processed data, namely secondary data and primary data. This research begins with the identification and formulation of problems, data collection, data processing and analysis including data classification and reduction, drawing conclusions and verification. The results of the study illustrate that the lack of emerging candidates for regional head among women in South Sulawesi is due to the still strong structural and cultural constraints. The indication; (1) Pilkada regulations have not been in favor of women candidates for regional head, even though Election regulations are very favorable to women candidates; (2) The attitude of political parties has not seriously pushed women as candidates for regional head, but is still oligarchic; (3) The attitude of the community in supporting the candidates for regional head from among women is still low, especially in the candidacy stage; (4) The role of gender-based social institutions has not been maximized to encourage women as regional heads; (5) the patriarchal culture is still strong in society, making women candidates for regional head less appreciated. As a suggestion, the regulations governing the Pilkada need to be revised so that they are more pro-female candidates. Likewise, regulations related to political parties need to be revised in relation to aspects of education and political regeneration that are more proportional for women.

Keywords: Leadership, Women, Democracy, Local, Regional Election

Topic: Women in leadership and decision-making roles