Local Genius dan Implementasi Pengarusutamaan Gender pada Pemerintahan Kabupaten di Sumatera Utara

Abstract

The value of local genius have a big role to influence the public’s attitudes and
participation, in order to create an equal role between men and women in government
policies. Therefore, we need to identify which local genius have an added value, so that the
local government could put more interest on it when they make the policy (JPJMP). This
research was conducted in two areas in Sumatera Utara, Kabupaten Karo and Kabupaten
Nias Selatan with the qualitative method. The data collection was done by in-depth
interviews with the institution that responsible to implement the responsive gender budget
(ARG), community leaders, and traditional leaders. Focused group discussion also done to
synergize the opinion that was founded in the interview. The results of this research was
concluded that the regional government of Kabupaten Karo and Kabupaten Nias Selatan
still have not identify the local genius that have added value and to be developed into
the policy making of RPJMP.