Insight of Diversity as a Paradigm of the Women’s Movement

    Thursday, 10 May 2018 IMM, Ikatan Mahasiswa Muhammadiyah or association of Muhammadiyah student, hold a seminar for immawati or female students. The speakers ware Denty Eka Widi Pratiwi and Sri Gunarti. They spoke about ‘insight of diversity as a paradigm of the women’s movement’. 

         Mrs. Denty emphasized about how to improve the role of women in eradicating social problem. She said about women were identical with heart and graceful. They are considered one step behind than men. Actually, the position between women and men were almost same. This condition happens because the women fight for the aspirations of women, for instance they could fight their aspiration about the nature of women. Women’s duties were not only doing house work and taking care their children, but also developing their abilities, for example they worked as a teacher or lecturer, etc.  

          And then the second speaker was Mrs. Sri Gunarti. She said almost same with Mrs. Denty. It was about the efforts to increase the role of women in eradicating social problem. ”when we are an activist, we have to become good activist so we can give inspiration to other people to be better. Then have to take part of politics, they have to know about religion and social policy” said Mrs. Sri.

         IMM hold the events for 4 days. It was from 10-13 May 2018. And the event of Silatda imawati was held at pendopo of purworejo regency. The host were Susi and Melia. And the structure of the event started with opening;  reading Al-Quran by Lutfah; singing Indonesia raya song; then mars of Muhammadiyan and IMM; reading poetry by disability student; greeting from Muhammadiyah Purworejo University by Faid, chairman of DPP IMM Central Jave, immawan Abdul Wahid, chairman of DPM Purworejo, region leader of Central Java by Danung Danadi, executor of the Javanese governor’s duties, and then closing. Then continue with a national dialog with Denty Eka Widi Pratiwi, S.E., M.H. and Dra. Hj. Sri Gunarti, S.H., M.H.   

         “We chose Mrs. Denty and Mrs. Sri because we want to reinforce the role of immawati to the changing times.” said Anggra one of the committee of Muhammadiyah Purworejo University. "The number of participant who join IMM events is 18. They are from Tegal, Surakarta, Banyumas, and Semarang.” She added.