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Efforts Achieve 30 Percent Women's Representation in Parliament in the Perspective of Christian Religious Education

Irene Laura Simanjuntak,Rependi Sianturi,Hotmaulina Sihotang

2025 · DOI: 10.55927/ijcet.v4i4.286
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Abstract

This study builds on previous in-depth studies, such as the integration of Christian Religious Education (CRE) with political advocacy in the Indonesian context, as well as empirical projections based on current academic data and highlighting the potential of education as a tool for political transformation for gender equality. The study aims to analyze how CRE can increase Christian women's political participation, with the target of achieving 30% representation in the Indonesian parliament, through emphasizing biblical equality and developing non-doctrinal character traits such as empathy and social responsibility. Qualitative and quantitative approaches were used, including analysis of theological literature (e.g., John Piper's book and Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen's article), empirical data from LIPI's research (2021), and case studies of progressive churches and NGO collaborations such as the Wahid Foundation.