A century ago (1910), the world's second conference of socialist women in Copenhagen, a women's movement activists and prominent German socialist Clara Zetkin called oppose separatist attitude of the women's suffragist movement (demanding the right to vote in elections).
Socialist Party of the United States proposed the last day of February be a day of demonstration for the equality of political rights (right to vote in elections) women. Clara Zetkin and then made a proposal to internationalize the American experiment and had the idea that every year the world should celebrate Women's Day.
In 1913 which is still in the First World War, March 8, designated as Women's Day celebration. To date, that date is celebrated as a consistent International Women's Day.
Talking about the story of women in Indonesia, the author recalled by Ananta Toer Pramoediya masterpiece entitled "Human Boemi". Although fictional, Pramoediya nicely tells the story of an Indonesian woman in the profile of indigenous women named Sanikem. This figure is a symbol of women who experience marginalization in the form dipunyainya no right to speak to self-determination.
Sanikem father, Sastrotomo, the village clerk who dreams of becoming a sugar factory paymaster (respectable position for the native village at the time). To achieve these ideals, Sastrotomo not hesitate to do a disgraceful way, one with a "sell" to the administrator Sanikem Dutch sugar factories.
Sanikem later became his wife and helpless invalid under Dutch men, and known as Nyai Ontosoroh.
Pramoediya of the story, we certainly do not expect happens to women today. Let the story of mistreatment of women as the story becomes murky story for women in the past.
Indonesian women to the front it's time to show his ability, especially in the fight for the right to speak to self-determination as the struggle for basic human rights, including political rights.
The current political world enlivened by the appearance of the phenomenon of women wives of regional heads had his term of office to become a candidate for the head region (Kompas, March 6, 2010). In 2010, not least the powerful wife of the head region (incumbent) tried their luck in the arena of local elections (elections).
In Yogyakarta, Bantul Regent Sri Suryawidati wife (56) contest as well. Sri more confident called Ida with her husband's name frills, Idham Samawi, sign up for the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Bantul. Even in Kediri, the second wife of the regent regent seat scramble Kediri come the period 2010-2015. They are Haryanti and Nurlaila. Haryanti is the lawful wife of the Regent Kediri Sutrisno. With this status, is more fortunate than Nurlaila Haryanti. In fact, Sutrisno himself reportedly more supportive Haryanti. At the provincial level, the name Aida Ismeth Zulaikha, wife of the Governor of Riau Islands province (Riau Islands) Ismeth Abdullah, who is now in custody Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), has also declared itself as a candidate for governor of Riau Islands.
Resurrection of women?
In addition, too many women are not the wife of the head region also have prepared themselves to move forward as a candidate for the head area, such as in Surabaya are Tri Rismaharini, in Ngawi there Sanggarwati Ruth, and no women incumbent regent who will also continue to compete as a regional head candidate , such as Banyuwangi Regent Ratna Ani Lestari.
The question is whether this phenomenon is a picture of the political awakening of women? Or is it just put a woman as a shield elite who want to maintain power, and not on the capabilities and the quality that counts?
Regardless which answer is correct, but for this author is a challenge bagiperempuan. Women should be able to prove that not until the women were not chosen because of their feminine, as Marina Mahathir said, most women are not elected Because They are women. So then women to be elected mendompleng popularity of her husband during a regional head.
Women's time to show that they deserve to be selected because of age require individuals with skills that today more women-owned lots, namely the ability of managing a win-win rather than win-and-loose. Various studies have also mentioned, women score higher in terms of assessment of work compared to men because women leaders are always more likely to behave democratically and take part where they are more respectful and concerned about their workers or subordinates, and sharing of "power" and feelings with others (Schermerhorn, 1999).
Women are also always more concerned with interpersonal relationships, communication, employee motivation, task-oriented, and be more democratic than men are more concerned with aspects of strategic design and analysis (Sharpe, 2000). John Naisbitt in Megatrens forecast for mentioning women, women who will gain greater opportunities when society becomes democratic and with increasing good governance.
For that, the moment of commemoration of International Women's Day today should be a snap for women to show that women deserve chosen not because of daughter, but because of organizational, community, age, and civilization in need of professional skill and naturalness was carrying. Hopefully this can be proven, and happy International Women's Day.
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