Jakarta – Domestic violence cases of the rich and famous have made the front page recently, with cases like that of Manohara, the model-turned-Malaysian-princess who was allegedly assau

Jakarta – West Jakarta Police say the number of domestic violence cases in the municipality during this year's first semester shows an increase compared to the same period last year.

Nurfika Osman – Activists for women's rights intend to hit each presidential candidate with a list of demands related to gender discrimination with the expectation that these demands wi

Nurfika Osman – The increase in the number of women in the House of Representatives for the 2009-14 term to 17.68 percent of all lawmakers does not guarantee that the rights of women wi

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – A legal aid institution advocating the protection of women and children called Thursday for public institutions to pay closer attention to domestic abuse vio

Anita Rachman& Farouk Arnaz – Victims of domestic violence do not just come from less educated families, a prominent legal aid agency said on Thursday, pointing out that wives of go

Jakarta – The House of Representatives welcomes a record number of 102 female legislators for the 2009-2014 period, or around 18 percent of the total seats.

Jakarta – Having secured seats in the House, winning women candidates from Jakarta's electoral districts say female legislators should also focus on issues other than gender.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – More than 50 female journalists forged the Semarang Female Journalists Coalition on Wednesday, to focus on gender inequality and the promotion of women's rights.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Women should be more actively involved in politics and should utilize their right to vote in July's presidential election, the state minister for women's empo

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Suherdjoko, Bandung, Semarang – Unsupportive regulations and culture have not prevented the increasing representation of women in local legislative councils, electi

Jakarta – State Minister of Women's Empowerment Meutia Hatta called on women to actively encourage their neighbors to register with the polling body Friday in an initiative to improve p

Jakarta – Women's Empowerment Minister Meutia Hatta says Kartini was a heroine and rejects criticism that she did little to fight for her own rights.

Suherdjoko and Slamet Susanto, Semarang, Yogya – More than 30 female journalists in Semarang, with the support of Central Java Deputy Governor Rustriningsih, declared Tuesday their oppo

Jakarta – Women legislative candidates added life to the Kartini Day celebrations in West Kalimantan on Tuesday with a possible unprecedented clean sweep of Regional Representative Coun

Nurfika Osman – The National Commission on Violence Against Women, or Komnas Perempuan, commemorated Kartini Day on Tuesday by presenting awards to three women who have struggled to ove

Roswita Nimpuno Khaiyath – Today is Hari Kartini, or Kartini Day, a national holiday proclaimed by the late President Sukarno in 1964 in recognition of Raden Ajeng Kartini for establish

Titania Veda – Despite the institute of marriage being the norm in Indonesian society, an increasing number of households are headed by women, both in urban and rural settings.

Jakarta – Although they might not be about "grand narratives" or "bombastic issues", women do have stories to tell.

Luh De Suryani and Niken Prathivi, Denpasar – The Bali Women's Political Movement coalition will file a report on alleged election fraud targeting female candidates to the Bali Election

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Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Nationalist-oriented parties tend to turn a blind eye to polygamy as a women's group found in a recent study showing they endorsed legislative candidates who publ

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Certain circles in Aceh have remained pessimistic that female politicians contending in the legislative election have the capacity to improve the life of

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Legislative candidates known to have practiced polygamy may suffer a setback in their quest for seats in legislatures, after voters said they would take the as

Luh De Suriyani, Denpasar – Female legislative candidates from various political parties have vowed to fill 10 percent of Bali provincial and regional legislative seats at the next elec

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Indonesian feminists have called on the public not to vote for legislative candidates or political leaders known to be polygamous, saying they would have a s

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women has urged all stakeholders in the upcoming legislative election to stop the ongoing intimidation and gender discrimination ag

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women has called for a vote of no confidence against political parties that exploit religious issues for their inte

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Shariah-inspired laws have increased discrimination against women, a new report by the National Commission for the Protection of Women, or Komnas Perempuan, in

Ismira Lutfia – A scholar on Tuesday called on Islamic leaders, Muslim organizations, students and scholars to take responsibility for their part in supporting a spate of patriarchal la

Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Women across the world rallied for equal rights, protection against domestic violence and for greater awareness of growing poverty as they marked International

Ismira Lutfia – Indonesian woman are coming forward with allegations of domestic and economic violence and sexual harassment in record numbers, the National Commission on Violence Again

Agnes Winarti, Jakarta – Women vying for legislative seats in the general elections next month are being encouraged to get more active in promoting environmental issues.

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The recent Constitutional Court ruling has brought together in a solidarity campaign female candidates concerned about missing out on seats.

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Jakarta – The new election system and the massive campaigns of some prominent politicians may have caused women legislative candidates to lose their confidence before struggling to part

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Female legislative candidates and activists remain pessimistic that their representation at the House of Representatives could drop drastically.

Jakarta – The quality of life for women in Aceh has greatly improved since the end of a three-decade separatist conflict and the 2004 tsunami, which ravaged the Islamic province, a stud

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Millions of women have continued to retain their widow or divorce status, choosing to support their families as single parents, despite challenges they face withi

Camelia Pasandaran – Women's rights groups and Muslim groups have opposing perceptions of issues confronting women in Indonesia today.

Jakarta – The divorce rate in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has surged in a decade often driven by a clash of religious and political beliefs between partners, a n

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – For thousands of Indonesian women, abortion is still viewed as the only way to solve the problems surrounding pregnancies outside marriage or financial stresses f

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – An increasing number of Muslim women are choosing to divorce their husbands rather than continue in a polygamous marriage, data from national Islamic courts show

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) remains divided over a highly contentious proposal for a quota of legislative seats for female candidates.

Jakarta – Although Indonesia has since 1984 adopted the UN convention on the elimination of discrimination against women (CEDAW), many women in the country still face violence and discr

Jakarta – Political experts and players on both sides of the controversy over the gender quota issued last week by the General Elections Committee (KPU) think there is little chance tha

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Discrimination remains a major stumbling block for transvestites and gay communities across the country, especially for those with HIV/AIDS or other sexually

Jakarta – Dozens of transsexuals attended a meeting Thursday at the House of Representatives' Health and Manpower Commission to discuss their discriminatory treatment by the government.

Dessy Sagita – A senior legislator from the moderate Islamic National Mandate Party, or PAN, said he wanted to ensure that as many as 14 jobs out of every 100 are allocated to members o

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