This month's brief highlights employment dynamics in Jakarta within the context of structural economic change and the emergence of new sectors such as electric vehicles (EVs) and non-residential construction. Despite the dominance of the service sector, inequality in female labor force participation remains a challenge, particularly in technical occupations and emerging sectors. Despite women's higher education levels […]
Women’s participation in the labor market is no longer a side issue, but rather the core of inclusive economic development. Although women’s participation has increased slowly over the past decade, the gender gap in Indonesia’s labor market remains quite high, with women’s participation far below men’s on average. The 2023 Sakernas data revealed that Indonesian women face various structural challenges such as limited […]