The Public Policy Strategy on The Management of The Indonesia Public Road Transportation in Achieving a Gender Equity

Abstract

This research aimed to examine three issues related to public policy dealing the road public transportation. First, how do international law guarantee gender equity on the public road transportation?, Second, How do Indonesia’s law No. 22 of 2009 on the public transportation guarantees the gender equity?, Third,  how the implementation of the guarantee of gender equity on the public road  transportation in some areas of ​​Central Java, Indonesia, (namely Solo, Karanganyar, Klaten) and Jakarta? This study is a Legal Research research using secondary data obtained from the various legislations, books, journals, scripts on the internet, and a legal dictionary. The approach used is the approach of legislation and conceptual approach in order  to understand the concept of gender equality. From the analysis, the reseacher conclude that: first, Even though there is no clearly and especially the international instrument ensuring the gender equality on the public transportation.  The international instrument of human rights (soft law or hard law) has guaranteed the gender equality. It can be found from The United Nations Charter 1945, Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, ICCPR, CEDAW 1079,and DEVAW 1993. Second, The Indonesia’s Law No. 22 of 2009 has not still secured the equity of gender, and the authors conclude that the definition of “kelaikan jalan (road worthiness)” on those regulation need to be improved, therefore it is not only defined as the techniq and operational terms but also standard of the security and comfort of the passengers. The authors  conclude that the almost public transport companies of  Central Java District (Solo, Karanganyar, Klaten) and Jakarta  still do not guarantee gender equity due to the formation of the bus company employees (drivers and conductors)still do not have gender equity awareness well. The separated seat policy between men and women when carried out in the long term it will further create conditions that women are the weak women.

Keywords: Gender, , equity, public transportation