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Excelling on Campus, Lagging in the Workplace: The Paradox of Gender Equality in Indonesia Wicaksana, Hendika Dwinanda; Rahmat AP, Surfian; Amelia, Syfa; Haikal, Muhammad; Hady, Ahmad Prasetya
JPW (Jurnal Politik Walisongo) Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik (FISIP) UIN Walisongo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21580/jpw.v7i2.30810

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Despite significant advancements in women's higher education in Indonesia, where female enrolment now surpasses that of men, major gender disparities persist in the labor market. This paper investigates the enduring paradox of "Excelling on Campus, Lagging in the Workplace," wherein higher educational attainment for women does not translate into equitable outcomes in labor force participation, remuneration, and career advancement. Employing a qualitative methodology through a systematic literature review, this study synthesizes and critically analyzes existing national data, institutional reports, and academic literature. The analysis is framed by the Feminist Critique of Human Capital Theory, arguing that conventional economic models fail because they ignore the entire sphere of social reproduction the unpaid domestic and caregiving labor that is disproportionately shouldered by women. The findings demonstrate that the participation gap, wage disparities, and the "glass ceiling" are not separate issues but are interconnected manifestations of a system that structurally penalizes women for their socially-mandated reproductive roles. The study concludes that achieving substantive gender equality in Indonesia requires a policy shift beyond merely promoting education, necessitating a fundamental re-evaluation of the value of reproductive labor and the implementation of policies that directly address these structural barriers.
Uniformed Protest, Unruly Dissent: Roses, Discord, and Tear Gas in Indonesia, Nepal, and Serbia Rahmat AP, Surfian; Hady, Ahmad Prasetya
JISIP: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan Vol 10, No 2 (2026): JISIP (Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan) (Maret)
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pendidikan (LPP) Mandala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58258/jisip.v10i2.10255

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The phenomenon of secondary school students’ involvement in political protests in Indonesia, Nepal, and Serbia during August–September 2025 emerged almost simultaneously, yet exhibited divergent patterns of mobilization. At the same time, scholarship on social movements has remained dominated by studies of university students, while secondary students are often relegated to the margins, with virtually no cross-national comparative analyses available. This study aims to compare forms of solidarity, agency, and institutional support surrounding students in the three cases by integrating the perspectives of Political Opportunity Structure (POS) and structuralism. Methodologically, the research employs a comparative study based on scholarly literature, media reports, and relevant academic documents. The findings reveal that Nepal demonstrates generational solidarity that fosters transformative agency; Serbia illustrates institutional solidarity that generates moral agency; whereas Indonesia operates within a structural vacuum, producing only a fragile form of pseudo-agency. These variations are further shaped by historical trajectories, economic inequalities, educational institutions, political culture, and geographic conditions. The study underscores that student agency is relational, constituted through the interplay between external political opportunities and the availability of internal structural supports. Normatively, the findings suggest that when students receive institutional backing or inclusive spaces for participation, they can function as moral and political agents reinforcing state accountability. Conversely, state repression does not produce uniform outcomes: in Serbia, repression strengthened moral consolidation through symbolic peaceful acts; in Nepal, state pressure fueled coordinated radical escalation; while in Indonesia, repression accelerated fragmentation, rendering student protests fragile, anarchic, and vulnerable to manipulation.