Realitas Politikus Perempuan sebagai Komunikator Politik

Abstract

Women’s existence and political role has been broader from time to time, in line with affirmative action in gender issue raised in political parties, in which women are served to get 30% of political quota to be selected legislative members in the General Election 2004. Even so, there still some obstacles they have to face, for instance the political parties itself as the “political vehicle” and the order number of the legislative candidates that also plays important role. In the 2004, General Election for the West Java Province House of Representative candidates, from 27% women there is only 10 people selected—or in other word—10% of 100 West Java Province House of Representative selected members and selected politician women, proved to be seated in number one or two. Furthermore, it is a unique and interesting fact to be observed how 10 politician women succeed to be West Java Province House of Representative members Year 2004-2009. Communication politics’ reality found that political party dominance in determination of legislative candidates and political decision made by the fractions, related to politicians’ functions in certain committee or any decision made in the committee. Afterward, women’s politic reality, in the perspectives of quality, readiness, and equality in responding affirmative action includes the political party seriousness to give broader opportunity for politician women.