Intermestic: Journal of International Studies
Vol 10 No 2 (2026)

MAPPING GENDER-RELATED PROVISIONS IN INDONESIA'S FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Nurul Aulia (Universitas Sriwijaya)
Yulia Rimapradesi (Universitas Sriwijaya)
Muhammad Aditya Purnomo (Universitas Sriwijaya)
Larassita Damayanti (Universitas Sriwijaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2026

Abstract

International trade is increasingly recognized as a policy arena that is not gender-neutral.  However, systematic mapping of gender mainstreaming across Indonesia’s trade agreement portfolio remains limited. This study maps the presence and design of gender-related provisions in 19 Indonesian international trade agreements concluded up to 2025. It applies a gender-related provisions framework and assesses five agreements containing explicit provisions using the International Trade Centre instrument across ten dimensions. The study combines document-based content analysis, corpus analysis using AntConc, manual verification, and a staged scoring procedure with triangulation to reach consensus scores. The findings indicate that 14 agreements (74%) are gender-blind, while five agreements (26%) contain explicit gender-related provisions. The Indonesia–Canada CEPA (2025) achieves an Advanced Gender Responsiveness score (85%), while the remaining agreements fall into the Evolving (42.5% and 35%) and Limited (32.5% and 20%) categories. The frequency dimension is most commonly met, whereas the dispute settlement dimension is most frequently absent.

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Journal Info

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intermestic

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Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Intermestic Journal of International Studies (INTERMESTIC) is a peer-reviewed bi-annual academic journal. It is dedicated to facilitate the exchange of ideas and research on themes that focus on various issues within international-domestic spectrum or global-local relations by diverse actors, which ...