Jakarta, May 29 -- The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection has initiated the drafting of gender mainstreaming guidelines (PUG) for the palm oil sector to strengthen gender integration in the strategic industry.

"Women play a significant role in the palm oil sector, both as workers, farmers, business actors, and members of communities around plantation areas," Deputy for Gender Equality at the ministry, Amurwani Dwi Lestariningsih, stated here on Friday.

However, she noted that women still face various barriers in accessing resource management, financing, labor protection, and participation in decision-making processes.

She emphasized that strengthening gender perspectives in the palm oil sector is important to ensure w...