Gig Economy is an opportunity for women, because there is flexibility to work part -time, especially with the existence of digital technology, so that women can regulate their time
Jakarta (Antara) – The coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) said that the economy of action or Gig -economy Become a solution to encourage the level of female labor force (TPAK).
Substitute for coordinating family quality and population improvement WORO SULISTUTI Sulistyaningrum in Jakarta on Thursday said that digital technology that is now increasingly developing the flexibility of the gig economy to facilitate women who are still carrying out care.
“Gig -economy It will be an opportunity for women, because there is flexibility to work part -time, especially with the existence of digital technology, so that women can manage their time, “said WORO.
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According to him, increasing the capacity of women in the world of work is still a necessity that must be met to answer the increasingly diverse challenges in the digital age.
Moreover, the government of basic rights such as health and education must also be fulfilled by the government to support the increase in Tpak for women in the world of work.
“To increase the Tpak of women in the world of work, we also have to look at the demand and supply side. There must also be an evaluation, is there a market policy that still does not respond?
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Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), last year (February 2024-2025), an increase in women’s TPAK is higher than male Tpak.
In February 2024, the male Tpak was 84.02 percent, while in February 2025 of 84.34 percent only increased by 0.32 percent. In the meantime, the TPAK was 55.41 percent for women in February 2024, while in February 2025 it rose by 1.37 percent to 56.78 percent.
Although there has been an increase, the gap of women and Tpak for men still takes place, which is influenced by various factors, including socio-cultural standards about women who work and traditional gender roles, as well as double costs of women in productive and reproductive families.
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Then there are still violations of the rights of employees, especially women at work, as well as policy, regulations and conditions at the workplace that are less supportive and discriminatory, ranging from income, during work and work.
“Policy to expand equal employment opportunities must be equipped with active labor markets and policy measures for social protection with which women can join and continue to work and support women to re -add,” said WORO.
Reporter: Lintang Budiyanti Prameswari
Editor: M. TOHAHAMAKSUN
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