Salient Topics on Gender Equality Research Trends in Indonesia: A Bibliometric Study on Scopus Database

Abstract

This paper explores the most salient issues in the research trends on gender equality in Indonesia based on the bibliometric study by analysing document research evidence taken from the scientific journal indexed in Scopus. The research found around 171 research documents and journal articles in the last two decades. From a number of research documents, several issues stand out, including issues regarding violence against women, equality in the workplace and women’s participation in the public arena. The data found is visualised using the VOSviewer app. Study on research trends using this app is a unique method. Moreover, the data finding shows that the intensity of the document in each issue is different, indicating the changing number every time. Therefore, the result of this research will benefit researchers as a guide toward further research on gender equality and other issues related to gender studies.