WOMEN'S ROLE IN BANYUMAS WASTE MANAGEMENT UNDER RAWLS' JUSTICE THEORY

Household waste management is an environmental challenge in many parts of Indonesia, including Banyumas Regency, where women are a key waste management resource. Women’s contributions to waste management are largely ignored in formal systems and local government policies. When considering John Rawls’ theory of justice, which centres on justice and equity, it is relevant to the assessment of the distribution of women’s roles and benefits in this case. Where waste management has been the focus of studies, it has been the provision of services or the empowerment of the community. Very few studies have focused on the distribution of women’s roles, with reference to the justice of John Rawls. Empirical juridical studies, particularly local regulation studies in Banyumas, are few in number. This research attempts to analyze the operational mechanisms, policies, and social frameworks that define the roles of women in the waste management of households in Banyumas, and assess the equity of the distribution of roles and benefits according to Rawls. The results of this study support the assertion that women waste managers lack equitable access to training, economic rewards, and structural recognition in regional policies, demonstrating ongoing inequities of distribution.