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Andika Perkasa, the Indonesian army chief of staff, tells reporters that ’virginity tests’ of female recruits no longer happens
The Indonesian army has ended a controversial practice of virginity tests on women who apply to become cadets, according to its chief of staff, a move welcomed by (...)
Tiara Azzahra, Jakarta — On March 8 protesters held a long-march from the central business district on Jalan MH Thamrin to the State Palace in Central Jakarta to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021.
At around 10 am the demonstrators carrying banners taking up women’s issues began to (...)
Jakarta. Women’s Anti-Violence Movement, or Gerak Perempuan, an alliance of non-government organizations and civil society groups, recently pointed out that violence against women in Indonesia is a systemic problem and that the government is not doing enough to fight it.
Gerak Perempuan reads (...)
A controversial bill on family resilience includes a provision of six months of paid maternity leave for female workers, but only for those working in government offices, regional administrations, and state-owned or region-owned enterprises.
Article 29 of the draft bill, a copy of which has (...)
The family resilience bill also orders women to take care of all household responsibilities.
Politicians from four of Indonesia’s leading political parties are backing a controversial “family resilience” bill to assist families in crisis.
The bill, introduced Wednesday, outlaws surrogacy and (...)
Sari, a 32-year-old garment factory worker, relies on over-the-counter painkillers just to get through the day. Her problem is not in the workplace, it’s at home, with her abusive husband.
Sari, who lives in Jakarta, said her work was affected whenever she had a scuffle with him.
“I cry and (...)
The COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating gender inequality in global supply chains. Because COVID-19 has hit low-paid manufacturing sectors where women work in large proportions, these consequences are not gender-neutral. The ILO reports, for example, that 2 out of 5 workers in the Asia-Pacific (...)
The Enact the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence Alliance (Aliansi Sahkan RUU PKS) again took to the streets of the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on Tuesday August 4. This month the Alliance is taking up the theme “Freedom from Sexual Violence, Enact the RUU PKS”.
The rally, which (...)
On Tuesday July 7, the Women’s Anti-Violence Movement (Gerak Perempuan), which is an alliance of dozens of organisations and individuals, held a protest action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta.
The organisations make up Gerak Perempuan include the Indonesian (...)
It was love at first like. When Natta Reza, a dashing Indonesian busker, discovered the young woman’s account on Instagram, he knew he’d found the one. He liked one of her posts, and they started chatting. Within hours he had proposed via an Instagram message. They married soon after, in February (...)
In an alternate universe, you are an Indonesian woman who is sexually abused by your husband.
You’ve had enough.
You want to run away and seek help. You decide to…
These scenario and answers are based on The Jakarta Post interviews with survivors and activists, who have persistently pushed for (...)
Activists want lawmakers to revive a sexual violence bill that has languished for years due to conservative opposition
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lawmakers sworn into Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday are being urged to push through a sexual violence bill to protect (...)
When the votes were counted in Indonesia’s 2019 elections, women activists had one thing to welcome: the number of women in national parliament had increased to 20.4%, up from 17.3% in 2014. Many feminists welcomed this progress, hoping that the greater presence of women would contribute to more (...)
Thousands of people marched from Jl. Sudirman to the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on Saturday for the 2019 Women’s March to support women’s rights and commemorate the birthday of Kartini, the country’s national heroine and women empowerment icon.
People of different genders, occupations (...)
Many scholars, feminists and activists believe that addressing the lack of female representation in parliament and in political parties is a core issue in advancing women’s interests in Indonesia. As a result, Indonesia has implemented gender quotas for political parties’ legislative candidacies. (...)
An antifeminist group, Indonesia Tanpa Feminis (Indonesia Without Feminists), has launched a social media campaign amid heated debate over proposed sexual violence legislation that pits feminists and some Islamic groups against each other.
A screen capture of the Instagram account of Indonesia (...)
Friday 8 March marks International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate women, and to call for greater gender equality across the globe.
In Jakarta, the annual Women’s March will be moved ahead to 27 April, a date chosen for its proximity to Kartini Day, as well as to avoid the politics of the (...)
The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction at the House of Representatives has rejected the passing of the long-awaited sexual violence bill, saying the bill has a “liberal perspective” that is contradictory to Pancasila and religious values.
“The PKS is determined to reject the draft bill and (...)
Lita Anggraini and her colleagues mobilized thousands of domestic workers to unionize. They also allowed domestic worker issues to be recognized as a national issue.
While massaging her friend’s foot, Sri Siti Marni gave her instructions with a soft voice. The scars on her upper lip, where she (...)
Foreword What a delightful thing to see that this book Sexual Harassment and Denied Maternal Rights towards Garment Workers: A Study on Gender-Based Violence Conducted in KBN Cakung in 2017 [attached below as PDF] can be in the hands of all my friends. Gender Based Violence was raised to be a (...)
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