Gender Aspects in Remote Indigenous Community Empowerment Program in Indonesia

Abstract

This study attempts to point out the aspects of gender empowerment in the process in isolated indigenouspeople, the involvement of women in decision making will affect their level of participation and will give a different perspective from the policy. Empowerment was conducted in the Akit that of the majority people still patriarchy, the greatest challenge of women in tribes Akit is the justice of gender and equality in taking a decision processed of the empowerment.The methodology used a qualitative approach based on to study descriptive data collection will be done with used technique interviews, observation non-participation and study documentation. The data used the research is primary and secondary data.The primary data was obtained from several informants tribes and research sick his previous.Data collected will be analyzed data through the reduction, categorization data, and the withdrawal of conclusion.The research said that women are limited, motion social cultural and the role of women empowerment, not optimal in the process but in this research to its uniqueness that the participation of women higher though she difficult judge.The factors that make the participation of women high at the internal factor, external and empowerment programs isolated custom communities which are more often include women as objects in the process