Fatmariza, Yurni Suasti, Susi Fitria Dewi
This article aims to analyse the implementation of Gender Mainstreaming (GM) in rural development planning. This research was conducted in one village in West Sumatra using a qualitative approach. The results of this study indicate that development planning in the village has not reflected the resolu-tion of the problems related to gender issues. Development programs written in the Village Medium Term Development Plan (RPJM) have not yet inte-grated gender issues. Women’s empowerment is a separate program from the other programs. This happens because the village development planners do not have a good knowledge and understanding of gender mainstreaming. Program planning is not based on gender issues because the village does not have gender-disaggregated data for the various aspects of community development in the village. The values that develop in the community do not fully support the women’s participation in development planning. © 2019, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
