Aisyiyah's Role in Preparing Political Cadres

Abstract

This community service is carried out to achieve several goals. First, to formulate Aisyiyah's role in preparing political cadres. Second, it aims to provide information about the problems faced by women in particular and the Indonesian nation in general, while at the same time trying to raise awareness and interest among Aisyiyah cadres about the importance of women's participation in public and political positions. Third, it aims to increase the capacity of Aisyiyah cadres (capacity building) so that they are more prepared to run for office and compete in the struggle for public and political positions. In following these objectives, the methods used in the implementation of this community service were workshops, training and mentoring for Aisyiyah cadres who were interested in running for public office and political positions. In addition, a survey was conducted to measure the effectiveness of the training. This community service is carried out in partnership with the Central Leadership Research and Development Institute (LPPA) of Aisyiyah. The results of this service reveal that the electability of women in the DPR and DPRD tends to stagnate, there is an increase but it is small, and it is still far from the target. Women are still only a source of voice, not yet the main actor.