Women and Political Communications in North Sulawesi

摘要

The existence of women in Indonesian politics has been controlled by election law especially with affirmative action pattern and zipper system. In consequence, North Sulawesi Province placed itself at a percentage of 33.3 percent or 15 legislators out of 45 from the total number of all women's representation in all the Provincial People's Representative Council of Indonesia in the period of 2014-2019. Related to this phenomenon, the researcher wants to see how the political communication of women legislator in carrying out their duties and functions. Does gender difference affect the political communication of women and men legislators? To dissect the problem, researcher uses a qualitative approach with 10 informants from 15 female legislators. The findings of the study show that female legislators have understood if they exist in the North Sulawesi Provincial People's Representative Council because of the political party that carries them. Therefore, female legislators should be able to synergize with the faction as an extension of the political party. In the implementation of the plenary meeting, the female legislators have been given the role to appear to read out the general views of the fraction or the final opinion of the fraction. Women legislators, especially those who have two more periods utilize the moment of the Plenary Meeting, and usually attended by the executive to convey complaints about development in their election areas that have not been touched and noticed. All women legislators say gender does not influence them to express opinions, advises, and lobbies, etc.