Analysis of Gender Equality in the Civic Education Textbook in Indramayu High School

Abstract

The content of the Civic Education textbook based on gender equality is important and relevant to study, considering that Civic Education is oriented to realizing democratic values and human rights, including the right to equal treatment without discrimination on the basis of gender. The purpose of this study is to analyze the Civic Education textbook for class XI based on a gender perspective. The method used is content analysis with a qualitative approach. The object of the research is Civic education textbook for XI Class used in four high schools in Indramayu Regency. Data collection techniques using observation, coding, and analysis sheets. The data analysis procedures carried out are data reduction, data analysis, and conclusions. The results of the study show that the content of books published by the government and private publishers is less representation of women in work compared to men, as well as mentioning names with male characters more than mentioning names with female characters. The illustrations in textbooks published by the government are dominated by male characters, images with female characters are not representative. Likewise with textbook by the private publisher, images of male characters appear the most; while the female characters are very few. However, the characters that show the togetherness and cooperation of men and women are depicted in a representative manner. It can be concluded that the Civic Education textbooks used in schools that are studied from a gender perspective still do not pay attention to gender equality.