The Implementation of the Prevention of Sexual Violence against Women Policy in Indonesia

Abstract

Sexual violence is more difficult to reveal than violence against other women, this is because it is often linked to the concept of societal morality. Violence against women is still one of the problems faced by women, both in the private sphere (within the household sphere) and in the public sphere (in public places). This research is based on the following problems: 1) How is the implementation policies in preventing cases of sexual violence against women? 2) How is the development Ministry of PPPA Policy in handling cases of sexual violence against women? 3) What are the implications of sexual violence for gender studies in Indonesia? The specific targets of this research are: (1) Provide a general explanation of the policies regarding cases of sexual violence. And, what are the obstacles in achieving this policy. (2) Adding a "body of knowledge" especially for academics. So that the existing policy implementation theory can be refined again with new findings. (3) Producing policy recommendations formulated in the form of a Policy Paper on the prevention of sexual violence, especially against women. This research method uses a qualitative descriptive method, which has library research (library research). In this case the preventive efforts made by the Ministry of PPPA are by forming programs and policies, where the community can change their mindset about the existence of a patriarchal culture. In accordance with gender studies in Indonesia that sexual violence is a form of gender based violence, so there is a need for efforts to address the issue of sexual violence. With the cooperation of various parties including the government and the police, it is hoped that the rate of sexual violence, which is still quite high, can be minimized.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7680429