By Women for Women: Women Empowerment through the Union of Women in Rural Area of Gresik, Indonesia

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations for designated for
2030 delineate the aspects that every society worldwide must achieve to form a sustainable future. Gender
equality stands as an important tenet within the SDGs framework. The fifth goal of SDGs is to achieve gender
equality among the society in the world. Numerous studies have been conducted on gender equality and
strategies to attain it; however, the implementation of gender equality frequently encounters obstacles in
economic, social, and political domains. These obstacles are particularly pronounced in rural area, where
communities often adhere to conservative beliefs and lean towards patriarchal ideologies that confine women to
domestic roles. This research investigates the effect of activity that has been conducted by women's associations
in a locality in Gresik to the women empowerment in Gresik. Using qualitative ethnography method, the
research tried to define the effect of Family Welfare Movement with the Gender Equality Goals in SDGs. The
findings of this study elucidate through their presence and conducted event such as Eco Print Training for
women in rural village contribute to the realization of one of the SDGs.