Nusa Dua, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong said that Indonesia is a role model in gender equality in world parliaments. This is reflected in the Chairperson of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) Puan Maharani, who she calls one of the role models of women’s leadership in international forums.
“Puan Maharani’s leadership in the 2022 IPU is a role model for world leadership,” said Martin in Nusa Dua Bali (19/3).
Therefore, the figure of Puan Maharani is important because according to Martin Chungong, the Chair of the DPR RI can be a role model or role model in realizing gender equality in world parliaments.
Puan is one of 22 percent of the current world’s parliamentarians. We want to continue and improve gender balance in the world’s parliaments, said Martin.
He conveyed that the 144th session of the IPU which took place on 20-24 March 2022 was still held in commemoration of International Women’s Day.
The issue of gender equality in politics, especially the participation of women as members of parliament, became one of the issues that became a concern in the 144th IPU trial in Nusa Dua Bali, explained the Secretary General of the IPU.
Meanwhile, according to a political observer who is also the Executive Director of the Indonesia Public Institute, Karyono Wibowo, Puan will also chair all sessions of the IPU meeting. assessed that the world parliament event was an important opportunity for Ms.
“Yes, I think it’s a positive step too, showing the qualities of a Puan Maharani, of course, this is a very strategic moment for Puan Maharani,” Karyono said in his written statement,
“So, Mbak Puan must take strategic roles appearing in national and international forums, it is important to show her quality as the grandson of Bung Karno, who today serves as Chairman of the DPR,” concluded Karyono.
It is known that the 144th IPU in Bali will be held from tomorrow 20 March to 24 March 2022 and will be attended by 115 IPU member countries. The activity took the theme ‘Getting to Zero: Mobilizing Parliament to Act on Climate Change’. The issue of climate change will become a big theme because it concerns the survival and safety of the world.
The IPU is a global parliamentary organization founded in 1889, as the world’s first multilateral political organization. The establishment of the IPU is to encourage cooperation and dialogue between all countries. Still based on the ipu.org page, that currently, the IPU consists of 178 National Member Parliaments and 14 regional parliamentary bodies.
