SDG 5: Gender Equality

Systematically measure and track women’s application rate, and acceptance or entry rate.

The applicants, admitted, and graduate students are required to declare their gender identity in UGM’s database systems for application, current student, and graduation. We use this database to measure/track women’s application rate, acceptance rate, current student, and graduation rate at UGM. The application system is provided in um.ugm.ac.id, whereas the existing and graduating student database is through simaster.ugm.ac.id. In addition to that, relevant units (i.e. University Quality Assurance and Reputation Unit) that must monitor the diversity of the university community, including ensuring that women are represented equally, have access to monitor the diversity metrics. UGM now has a Data Mart application that enables easy monitoring of the metrics.

• Tracking system in UGM’s Admission System to measure women and underrepresented groups application and admission
• Dataset Statistic in UGM’s Data Mart – Application & Admission

Have a policy (e.g. an Access and Participation plan) addressing women’s applications, acceptance, entry, and participation at the university.

UGM has had a non-discriminatory admissions policy put in place for all prospective students from all pathways where any admissions process will be conducted in fairness and will not discriminate against religion, ethnicity, race, gender, age, position, social, physical condition, and level of economic ability of prospective students, whilst also taking into account the potential and academic achievements of the prospective students, as clearly stated in The UGM Rector’s Regulation Number 13 Year 2019 Article 3 Verse 1 (Admission of New Students to Undergraduate Programs and Applied Undergraduate Programs ) and The UGM Rector’s Regulation Number 11 Year 2019 (for all undergraduate degrees) which also mention special category including affirmative and special Papua Province (Article 9)

Rector’s Regulation Number 3 Year 2023, amended by Rector’s Regulation Number 4 Year 2023, about Admission of New Students to Undergraduate Programs and Applied Undergraduate Programs at Universitas Gadjah Mada, stated that admission of new students is conducted based on fairness, namely providing open opportunities without distinction of ethnicity, religion, race and inter-group, with an affirmation to economically disadvantaged groups of people (Article 2). It means that the right, access and opportunity to participate in UGM for women, is strongly regulated by UGM. This policy is in line with the University’s Strategic Plan regarding university governance which is committed to universal principles: social justice, equality, inclusivism, and sustainability (pg. 22, UGM is a campus that protects unity, diversity and nationality). The university also facilitates women participation in various activities specifically coordinated by the Center for Women Studies.

• Rector’s Regulation Number 11 Year 2019
• Rector’s Regulation Number 13 Year 2019
• Rector’s Regulation Number 3 Year 2023
• Strategic Plan 2022-2027
• Center for Women’s Studies

Provide women’s access schemes, including mentoring, scholarships, or other provision

As a UGM academic community, female and male students have equal rights and opportunity in having student supports and facilities during their study period at UGM. Some examples are socialization of handling sexual violence for female students prior to KKN dispatch. UGM also provides any support needed for female students to attend events, where women’s representation needs to be advocated.

• Briefing of Handling Sexual Violence for Female Students Prior to KKN Dispatch

The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol), through the Fisipol Crisis Center (FCC), held a briefing for students regarding the issue of sexual violence. As is known, sexual violence is usually caused by unequal power relations between men and women, which makes women more vulnerable and often become the objects/victims of sexual violence itself. This briefing activity was attended by UGM Fisipol female students who will carry out the KKN program.

• Fisipol Crisis Center Holds Webinar: “#GetSafeOnline: How to Prevent and Handle Online Harassment”

Fisipol Crisis Center holds a webinar entitled “#GetSafeOnline: How to Prevent and Handle Online Harassment for the UGM academic community. The webinar with the theme of preventing Online Gender-Based Violence (KBGO) departs from the fact that cases of KBGO have increased in the digital era. KBGO occurs due to the lack of protection of personal data on Indonesian social media. Another factor that makes KBGO thrive is the narrow perspective used to view KBGO. Several ways can be done to combat KBGO. One of the prevention efforts that can be done is to increase public awareness about the issue -the issue of sexual violence.

• UGM Forestry Delegation Attends Forest Stewardship Council General Assembly (FSC GA)

UGM supports female students to represent Indonesia and UGM in particular in the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to advocate for gender equality in the forestry sector at the “Mainstreaming Diversity & Gender Within FSC” session.

Encourage applications by women in subjects where they are underrepresented. Through university outreach or through collaboration with other universities, community groups, government or NGOs in regional or national campaigns.

UGM actively involves in various leadership and capacity programmes which encourage women to participate in various subjects of life. For example, UGM collaborated with mojok.co build “Election Channel” as platform for women to voice their need in the political arena, specifically in the general election. The platform provide both faculty members, staff, and students the space needed for political discussion. UGM also collaborated with the APWINC and other representatives from ASEAN countries to empower women in MSMEs.

• Collaboration between PolGov and Mojok.co: Launch of the Channel “Voice of Women’s Politics”
• Launch of Election Channel: Discuss Women’s Challenges in the Political Arena

The Department of Politics and Government (DPP) together with online media mojok.co launched an election channel entitled ‘Voice of Women’s Politics’. The launch of this channel is an effort to voice the interests of women in the political arena, especially elections. This election channel is a strategic collaboration where political education can be delivered in a more popular way and with a wider reach, especially regarding women’s voices and participation in the political realm.

• The ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Project on Women in MSMEs

The Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC), as the UNESCO Chair in Communication Technology for Women, is the implementing agency for the project “Enhancing Digital Economy Participation for ASEAN Women MSMEs” funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the ASEAN-ROK Fund Cooperation (AKCF). The project will benefit 14 implementing local institutions, 200 local trainers, and 4,002 female MSME entrepreneurs in ASEAN. Through the project, ASEAN women entrepreneurs will build capacity to use ICT and online business platforms. The APWINC R&D team consists of 10 local consultants selected from 10 ASEAN countries and 2 Korean consultants. UGM is one of the local consultants from ASEAN representing Indonesia. The UGM R&D team consists of lecturers and students.

• Women’s Participation in Development and the Public Sector

The Social Development and Welfare Student Family (Kapstra) together with BRI Work held an Inspirational Chat #1 event entitled “Women’s Empowerment and Development”. This event is part of a campaign to increase women’s participation in development and the public sector because there is still an opinion that women are a second or subordinate group who do not have the same rights as men.

• Women’s Leadership Can Create Healthier Organizations

The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, UGM, in collaboration with the Department of Women’s Empowerment, Child Protection and Population Control, DIY is holding the Second Series of Public Lectures on Women’s Leadership and Social Transformation. The event intends to encourage students to play more roles in both the public and private sectors, because it is not only the right step but research also proves that achievements would be much better if women were more equal in decision making.

• Exploring Awareness of Women’s Empowerment at Events Talk #30

Students from the Department of Language, Arts and Cultural Management, Vocational School held Events Talk #30 with the theme “Empower Women, Empower Civilization”. Attended by approximately 40 participants, students invited two female speakers from Muhammadiyah University Yogyakarta and King’s College London. The choice of topic was motivated by inequality in terms of opportunities to lead and achieve higher education between women and men. The event is encouraging students and the public in general, especially women, to be aware that leadership and higher education are the rights of everyone regardless of gender.

• ASEAN Study Center Fisipol Releases Monograph on Gender Issues

The ASEAN Studies Center (ASC) FISIPOL UGM held a discussion in connection with the release of a monograph entitled Advancing Southeast Asia through Gender Mainstreaming. This monograph contains ten selected articles written under four subtopics: (1) mapping progress on gender mainstreaming in ASEAN; (2) addressing gender inequality in the workforce; (3) gender identity, participation, and politics of inclusion; (4) unraveling gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (5) strengthening gender advocacy through grassroots movements. This monograph is a very important contribution to discussions on ASEAN regionalism, especially on gender mainstreaming.