Various employment opportunities for women and their participation in politics are also addressed, such as encouraging an increase in the number of female officers in the National Armed Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) to fill senior officer positions and raising the minimum percentage of women in all TNI and Polri recruitment drives.
In their vision-mission document, they also pledge to enhance women's involvement in the country's foreign policy.
The pair also proposes the Women- and Children-Friendly Indonesia program, which ensures the implementation of maternity and paternity leave for parents. They also intend to provide affordable childcare and construct lactation rooms in public spaces.
Their document includes a goal of reducing maternal and infant mortality rates by strengthening the role of integrated health posts (posyandu) and community health centers (puskesmas), including activating the roles of midwives and health cadres.
Regarding the issue of violence against women, the pair intends to establish integrated crisis services, including a 24-hour emergency hotline, safe houses, forensic exams, free psychological treatment and services, and free legal support.
The pair, backed by the Nasdem Party, National Awakening Party (PKB), and Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), will enforce the implementing regulations for the sexual violence crime law to safeguard women, even though the PKS previously rejected the sexual violence crime bill, deeming it lacking in comprehensive regulation on morality-related crimes.
Baswedan and Iskandar aim to ensure the fulfillment of the fundamental rights of orphaned and abandoned children by guaranteeing their health, education, and potential development opportunities, providing social assistance and protection, and enhancing the quality of social welfare institutions.
Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD
This pair, supported by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), United Development Party (PPP), People's Conscience Party (Hanura), and United Indonesia Party (Perindo), committed to advancing women and improving children's welfare.
Translator: Narda Margaretha, Raka Adji
Editor: Anton Santoso
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