Departing from a contentious Constitutional Court ruling on the allocation of legislative seats, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has suggested political parties award one of thre

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Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang, East Java – The Constitutional Court ruling that requires political parties to assign legislative seats to aspirants who win the most votes gives enough ro

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – Violence against women in South Sumatra rose dramatically in 2008, from 396 cases in 2007 to 568 cases, a year-end report from the Palembang chapter of the Wo

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The chance of female legislative candidates securing seats in next year's elections is likely to shrink further with the recent ruling by the Constitutional Cou

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Women politicians have been dealt a serious blow ahead of next year's legislative elections, after the Constitutional Court ruled that candidates winning the

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – The support for female candidates from political parties for next year's general elections is very small, activists and politicians say.

Jakarta – Mitra Perempuan Women's Crisis Center reported Tuesday that 275 women came forward as victims of domestic violence this year.

Wasti Atmodjo, Denpasar – To coincide with Mother's Day on Monday, women legislative candidates from different political parties in Bali banded together to create the Inter-Party Women'

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for a revision of the 1974 marriage law which activists claim justifies polygamy and exploits disadvantage women.

Women's rights activists in Bandung have largely failed to empower female victims of domestic violence to defy their husbands and seek legal means to protect themselves and their childr

Activists and researchers on women's rights came together in Bali last month to address among other things the effects of extremist views.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Activists from the Women Head the Family (Pekka) group in West Java have urged the legislature and provincial administration to allocate more funds and provi

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The National Women's Commission has called on political parties contesting the 2009 legislative elections to address women's rights issues, citing the high num

Fadli, Batam – Limited transportation and communication between remote islands and the main island of Batam in Riau Islands province is responsible for the low skills of the workforce i

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Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday reiterated the government's commitment to prioritizing women's empowerment and gender issues in development prog

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Jakarta – Women from four Asian countries have gathered to discuss women's issues and gender empowerment from an Islamic perspective.

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Women still have little chance of becoming legislators in the 2009 polls despite the new election law requiring that 30 percent of party candidates are female

Agung Sedayu, Jakarta – Protest actions and parades across Central and South Jakarta will colour the capital today, Monday April 21.

Jakarta – A government official has criticized a ban imposed by Tangerang and Bandung administrations on dangdut singer Dewi Persik, saying it amounts to criminalization of women.

Mariani Dewi, Jakarta – Indonesians believe domestic violence is the most serious problem for Indonesian women that authorities need to address urgently, a survey released here on Frida

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – A state minister has said she opposes the move by the administration in Batu, East Java, to oblige female masseurs to "lock" their underwear, saying it dispara

Jakarta – Violence against women has steadily increased after nearly a decade of political reform, with state institutions both in central and regional governments among the main perpet

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The clock reads 10:15 p.m. as Evi, a shop attendant at a perfume store, walks out of Plaza Senayan in South Jakarta.

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Despite rises in the number of female workers, legal protection of their rights remains weak, female activists say.

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Jakarta – The Political Parties Law stipulates that 30 percent of the House of Representatives and the People's Representative Council should be female.

Jakarta – Government officials called for more participation from female educators in efforts to establish a gender-equal education system during the "National Policy Dialog on Gender E

Jakarta – Indonesian women stepped up the demand to gain 30 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives by marching through Jakarta's main thoroughfare Sunday.

Jakarta – A national seminar on women and political participation recommended Thursday women seek entry to the political arena by demanding more authority for the Regional Representativ

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Women have a key role to play in helping the country out of economic hardship, but more needs to be done to help them enter the formal economy, a minister says

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – So many hands shot up in the air across the ballroom. So many questions on the basics of life and existence, and too little time.

Nurrohman, Bandung – In their daily lives women are still often marginalized, cornered and treated as creatures who are worth less than men.

Ninin Damayanti, Jakarta – The Committee to Eliminate Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) urged Indonesia to regulate that the female circumcision ban be included in a state decree.

Jakarta – Laws that permit polygamy for a man experiencing an infertile marriage or insist on the arrest of a woman seen outside after 7 p.m.

Jakarta – Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri tops the list of Indonesia's 99 Most Powerful Women, according to the October edition of GlobeAsia business magazine.

Kanis Dursin, Cot Keueng, Aceh Besar – It was around 3:00 p.m.

Musthofid, Jakarta – It is an all-women work: Women writing a compilation about women artists. The essays are also presented by women and so is the foreword.

It's not yet four in the morning but Nyak Nur Asiah, 50 years old, is already out of bed, getting everything ready for the day's business.

Jakarta – Females must make up at least 30 percent of a political party's candidate pool for the 2009 general elections and parties that do not adhere to this policy should be financial

Udin, Banda Aceh – United Nations High Commission for Human Rights Louise Arbour is particularly interested in women's issues in Aceh.

James Balowski, Jakarta – On May 20, a group of women activists in Indonesia's northern-most province of Aceh declared the formation of a new local political party – the Acehnese People

Jakarta – Legal experts and women's rights activists are calling for a review of laws that fail to protect women and children.

Dara, Banda Aceh – A number of women's activists that are concerned about the fate of women have declared a new local political party that has been given the name the Acehnese People's

Jakarta – Experts on peace, women and religious affairs said Tuesday that women's roles in peace negotiations, and even in day-to-day activities, are still not recognized, especially fo

Oyos Saroso HN, Bandarlampung – "We fought back, child, as well and as honorably as possible."

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – Some 25 artists from the Nyai Ontosoroh(1) Theater held a peaceful action at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta today.

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – Some 26 women lined up in pairs in the front yard of a house in Taman Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.