ULM Academic: Women Voters Are at Risk of Vote Exploitation
BANJARBARU – The high number of female voters in Banjarbaru, amounting to 97,417 voters out of a total of 190,609 permanent voters, will have a big influence in the upcoming 2024 elections. Academician at the Faculty of Law, Lambung Mangkurat University (FH ULM), Lena Hanifah, said that women’s votes certainly influence the electability of election participants. So there is concern that women’s voices are being used. “The influence of women’s votes on the electability of election participants is high. So there are concerns that there will be use of votes,” she said when met by cornerbanua.com after being a speaker at the Banjarbaru KPU Seminar and Discussion with PKK and Posyandu Cadres, Tuesday (26/12/2023).
The use of one’s own voice, called Lena, occurs in special circumstances. For example, women as housewives (IRT) are of course thinking about how to keep the kitchen steaming, so they are worried that this could influence their choice in the 2024 elections. “There are those who offer money and basic necessities, I’m afraid that’s where this could lead. “Even though we don’t agree that these women are often used as scapegoats,” she explained.
According to Lena, as a result of this, a stereotype has emerged that women are loyal voters and prioritize emotions. However, he underlined that these two things were just stereotypes. Nevertheless, Lena emphasized that women can also be rational voters in using their right to vote in the 2024 elections. She herself hopes that women can be smart in deciding who they will vote for. “It’s difficult, but it’s definitely possible and this is very decisive. “How the policy makers who will sit at the top will definitely affect the woman’s life,” she concluded.
