COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GENDER EDUCATION BETWEEN PKS INDONESIA AND MUSLIM LEAGUE INDIA

Abstract

Purpose of the study: This paper compares the gender education conducted by two Islamic political parties in Indonesia and India represented by PKS (Prosperous and Justice Party) and the Muslim League. This comparative is essential since both countries face inequality in gender issues, and both parties claim as Islamic representation. Methodology: This research is a comparative study model by the interviews and survey-based collecting data methodology. The object of this research is the leader of PKS and Muslim Leagues. The data were analysed and discussed with various literature reviews to perform the similarities and differences in gender education playing by both parties. Main Findings: Both PKS and the Muslim League have a concern about women’s education and participation in the public sphere and have done some programs and establishing some infrastructure to gain their goals. However, since Indonesia and India have different cultural and political backgrounds, gender education in Indonesia has fewer constraints than the India case. Applications of this study: This study is helpful for the particular political parties to evaluate their programs in gender education. Moreover, it also will inspire the other to optimize the participation of women in public areas. Novelty/Originality of this study: No research has been conducted on the comparative study of gender education between PKS in Indonesia and Muslim league in India.