Linkages Between Gender and Rural Transformation in Indonesia

ABSTRACT This study explores the linkages between gender and rural transformation in Indonesia. Utilising time‐series data from the National Labour Force Survey from 32 provinces in three different years (2010, 2015, and 2020), we analysed the linkages between rural transformation and gender‐related...

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Main Authors: Helena Juliani Purba, Rika Reviza Rachmawati, Aldho Rizki Irawan, Maria Fay Rola‐Rubzen, Tahlim Sudaryanto, Erwidodo Erwidodo, Saktyanu Kristyantoadi Dermoredjo, Umi Karomah Yaumidin
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Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.70027
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author Helena Juliani Purba
Rika Reviza Rachmawati
Aldho Rizki Irawan
Maria Fay Rola‐Rubzen
Tahlim Sudaryanto
Erwidodo Erwidodo
Saktyanu Kristyantoadi Dermoredjo
Umi Karomah Yaumidin
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Rika Reviza Rachmawati
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description ABSTRACT This study explores the linkages between gender and rural transformation in Indonesia. Utilising time‐series data from the National Labour Force Survey from 32 provinces in three different years (2010, 2015, and 2020), we analysed the linkages between rural transformation and gender‐related variables such as womenʼs access to healthcare, education, and technology, gendered income gaps, and womenʼs engagement in agriculture. The results reveal that enhancing education and healthcare accessibility for women can significantly boost their earnings. Basic infrastructure, such as electricity and clean water, is also critical in driving non‐agricultural GDP growth. The findings also show that involving women in rural non‐farm labour is essential for rural transformation, suggesting that policies must focus on gender equality in education, healthcare, and infrastructure access to accelerate economic diversification. Further action is also needed to overcome ongoing gender disparities in womenʼs economic empowerment, such as the prevailing substantial gendered income gap between men and women in rural areas in Indonesia.
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spelling doaj-art-930d58be619e46e0b5ec5402a8ba6b7c2025-08-20T03:14:28ZengWileyAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies2050-26802025-05-01122n/an/a10.1002/app5.70027Linkages Between Gender and Rural Transformation in IndonesiaHelena Juliani Purba0Rika Reviza Rachmawati1Aldho Rizki Irawan2Maria Fay Rola‐Rubzen3Tahlim Sudaryanto4Erwidodo Erwidodo5Saktyanu Kristyantoadi Dermoredjo6Umi Karomah Yaumidin7Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Jakarta IndonesiaResearch Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Jakarta IndonesiaIndonesian Centre for Agricultural Socio‐Economic and Policy Studies Bogor IndonesiaCenter for Agricultural Economics and Development UWA School of Agriculture and Environment The University of Western Australia Perth AustraliaResearch Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Jakarta IndonesiaResearch Center for Economics of Industry Services and Trade National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Jakarta IndonesiaResearch Center for Economics of Industry Services and Trade National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Jakarta IndonesiaResearch Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Jakarta IndonesiaABSTRACT This study explores the linkages between gender and rural transformation in Indonesia. Utilising time‐series data from the National Labour Force Survey from 32 provinces in three different years (2010, 2015, and 2020), we analysed the linkages between rural transformation and gender‐related variables such as womenʼs access to healthcare, education, and technology, gendered income gaps, and womenʼs engagement in agriculture. The results reveal that enhancing education and healthcare accessibility for women can significantly boost their earnings. Basic infrastructure, such as electricity and clean water, is also critical in driving non‐agricultural GDP growth. The findings also show that involving women in rural non‐farm labour is essential for rural transformation, suggesting that policies must focus on gender equality in education, healthcare, and infrastructure access to accelerate economic diversification. Further action is also needed to overcome ongoing gender disparities in womenʼs economic empowerment, such as the prevailing substantial gendered income gap between men and women in rural areas in Indonesia.https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.70027genderIndonesianon‐agricultural GDPnon‐farm labourrural transformation
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Umi Karomah Yaumidin
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Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
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Indonesia
non‐agricultural GDP
non‐farm labour
rural transformation
title Linkages Between Gender and Rural Transformation in Indonesia
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title_short Linkages Between Gender and Rural Transformation in Indonesia
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Indonesia
non‐agricultural GDP
non‐farm labour
rural transformation
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