Temporal-spatial analysis in accordance with gender development index on the improvement of the quality of women in Central Kalimantan Province

Abstract

Gender Development Index (GDI) is the index introduced by UNDP to measure the quality of human resources with respect of gender aspect. The objective of this research is to identify the influence of health, education, and economy to the women as well its distribution to map the areas prioritized for gender inequality alleviation. The methodology of this research employs quantitative descriptive analysis, spatial comparative analysis, and temporal comparative analysis. The result shows that the gender equality achieved by Central Kalimantan was GDI far below the national average, hence there needs to be efforts to push gender equality in main priority districts, such as Katingan, Murung Raya, and Barito Utara. The influence of health factor, represented by Life Expectancy Rate is more significant compared to other factors such as education and economy. The raise of total health facilities impact to the decreased of women mortality rate as the key for good women contribute into Gender Development Index.