COMPOSITE INDEX OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE BETWEEN PROVINCES IN INDONESIA (A NEW CALCULATION METHOD OF COMPOSITE INDEX)

Improving the quality of human resources need to consider gender equality in all areas of development. The purpose of this study is to establish a composite index of gender equality that includes aspects of quality of life, and protection against violence.
The various data were used such as the 2007 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS), 2007 National Socio-Economics Survey (NSES), the 2007 National Labor Force Survey (NLFS), 2006 Violence Module of National Socio-Economics Survey (NSES), and administrative data of the General Elections Commission (KPU). This method is a new method of calculating a composite index at provincial level included the dimensions of quality of life and protection from violence.
Conclusion and Recommendations:
The achievement of women in the aspects of education, economics and representation in parliament still need attention, with significant comparisons. There are striking differences in the aspects of decision making, namely representation in parliament. The results of the 2007 national IKKG calculation shows the gender equality and equity in 5 aspects of development at the national level has reached 79.3 percent.
Keywords: index, com