Politically Equal But Still Underrepresented: Women And Local Democratic Politics In Indonesia by Sobari, Wawan

“…By carrying out comparative assessments concerning the pilkada in four rural and urban districts in East Java, the study reveals that local democracy does not provide incentives which encourage the incumbents who run in re-election bids to promote better gendered policies during their terms in office due to women's ignorance in voting. Female voters were less critical in reviewing the incumbents' performance. …”
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