Gender Equality for Women’s Poverty Alleviation: Case Study in Maluku Province

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10.2991/978-2-38476-228-6_37How to use a DOI?

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gender equality; women’s poverty; feminization of poverty

Abstract

Women’s poverty is also associated with gender equality. Understanding gender is one step toward improving women’s welfare to escape the poverty cycle. Ending poverty in all forms everywhere and gender-sensitive is the goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that must be realized by 2030. In 2022, Maluku was one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia, experiencing an increase in the poverty rate in female-headed households by 0.83 percentage points compared to 2021, apart from experiencing increasing poverty rates. Maluku still experiences obstacles to gender equality, as reflected in the Human Development Index (HDI). This research uses the literature review method. The data source of this research is secondary data. Secondary data in the form of scientific articles, thesis or dissertation, reports from trusted organizations and also from textbooks. Researchers used data analysis techniques in the form of descriptive analysis. This research found that limited access to resources makes women more vulnerable to poverty, a phenomenon known as the feminization of poverty. In the framework of intergenerational balance, it is necessary to change the paradigm that women, as a vulnerable group or recipient group, only need to be protected. However, women are equal parties and have valuable contributions to sustainable development. Sustainable development cannot be achieved if policymaking does not consider the community’s needs. The role of the government is certainly needed to make gender-responsive poverty alleviation policies, and efforts to empower women must be carried out comprehensively in terms of both hard and soft skills to increase the social capital of women themselves.

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AU  - Jumerti Daud
AU  - Dwia A. T. Pulubuhu
AU  - Hasniati Hasniati
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/06/12
TI  - Gender Equality for Women’s Poverty Alleviation: Case Study in Maluku Province
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Studies (ICoMSi 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 447
EP  - 457
SN  - 2352-5398
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