Jakarta – As many as 150 delegates from 18 countries arrived in Yogyakarta on Thursday to attend the upcoming International Council of Women (ICW) general assembly.

Sheany, Jakarta – Xpedisi Feminis, an initiative to explore diverse perspectives on feminism through travel, was launched on Saturday (25/08) with a visit to Cirebon, West Java, where p

Sheany, Jakarta – Indonesia could add $135 billion, or 9 percent, to its annual gross domestic product, if it advances gender equality, McKinsey & Company said on Wednesday (01/08).

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Indonesian female bureaucrats are still facing various hindrances in rising to the highest ranks in ministries, with researchers calling for the need of a se

The President of the Board of Timor-Leste's Women's Network Timor-Leste Judite Dias Ximenes said women's representation within the divulged composition of the VIII Constitutional Govern

Paulina Quintao – Women's participation in the labor force in Timor-Leste is still limited to 21% compared to men's 40%, according to data from the labor force survey 2015.

Paulina Quintao – The President of the Women's Association for Aileu Municipality, Cristina da Conceicao said it is difficult for women producers from Aileu to access markets to sell th

It looks like Indonesia still has ways to go to eliminate the gender pay gap as a recent study by the National Statistics Agency (BPS) showed that men, on average, earn more than women

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) congratulated the female members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) corps and the National Police during a mornin

Jakarta (Antara) – Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, stated that Indonesian women must be able to stop limiting themselves in order to realize their dreams i

Kathryn Robinson – 21 April – Hari Kartini, or Kartini Day – is a day of civic celebration in Indonesia when the nation commemorates the birth of a young Javanese woman who lived and wr

Jakarta – A number of women traffic police commemorated Kartini Day by wearing kebaya while on duty in East Jakarta on Friday.

Paulina Quintao – At the end of 2017, the number of women in leadership roles including as part of the executive in the public sector is still low according to the data from the Integra

Aman Rochman, Malang, East Java – A lack of safe public spaces for women was among issues highlighted by dozens of women's rights activists taking part in a march held to mark Internati

Hilda Meilisa Rinanda, Surabaya – Women's rights activists held a Women's March on Car Free Day at the Bungkul Park in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on Sunday March 4.

Denpasar – "Women united can never be defeated, the women's movement cannot be stopped".

In the one year since the first Jakarta Women's March on March 4, 2017, there has been both heartening progress and disturbing setbacks in the field of women's rights in Indonesia.

Putri Puspita, Bandung – In welcoming International Women's Day (IWD) which falls on March 8, a number of different communities in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung have taken

The murder of women or 'femicide' was one of the issues taken up by the 2018 Women's March in Jakarta on Saturday March 3.

Hundreds of feminists wielding colorful placards took part in the second Jakarta Women's March this Saturday, demanding an end to gender-based violence and discriminatory policies.

Puput Tripeni Juniman, Jakarta – In the lead up to International Women's Day (IWD), around 1 thousand people gathered in Jakarta on the morning of Saturday March 3 to hold the 2nd Jakar

Dhania Sarahtika, Jakarta – This Saturday (03/03), women in Jakarta will march from a parking lot next to the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel on Jalan Thamrin to the State Palace, demanding the

It's not illegal in Indonesia for a Muslim to have more than one wife, but it's frowned upon; that hasn't deterred pro-polygamy activists, whose activities a critic says are a sign of '

Vincent Bevins, Dili – Madalena Vidal Soares joined the armed resistance movement shortly after Indonesia invaded her country in 1975.

In Indonesia, we are told never to underestimate the power of "emak-emak", referring to mothers, or more generally any strong-willed middle-aged ladies, who just don't give a shit and won't put up

Rieka Rahadiana and Yudith Ho, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to lose its first and only female constitutional justice, whose term is up next year, potentially dealing a blow to women's rights in a cou

Dames Alexander Sinaga, Larantuka, East Nusa Tenggara – At a time when the Indonesian government is actively pushing for equal development in all provinces throughout the country, many communities

Paulina Quintao – Women's organizations urge political parties from the VII constitutional government to put away party interests and uphold the public interest in order to bring sensible developme

Craig P. Oehlers – Controversial website nikahsirri.com exploded onto the Indonesian online dating scene in September 2017.

As rain rat-a-tats on a flimsy tin roof, baby Afeena lies sleeping.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Creeping Islamisation in Southeast Asia's Muslim-majority countries is threatening to undo recent progress in gender equality, say women's rights advocates who are stepping up c

"[It's] a medium where the person or community you want to know about is usually communicating directly. It's their voice."

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – Siti Musdah Mulia can't remember a time when she didn't wear a hijab. Now the Islamic cleric sees it as her duty to don the head covering while in public.

Jakarta/Singapore (Bloomberg) – In the late 1980s, Pakistani clerics beseeched Indonesia to pray for them after Benazir Bhutto became prime minister and the first woman to govern a Muslim majority

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is seeking assistance from the Presidential Working Unit for the Implementation of Pancasila as the State Ideology (UK

Dina Afrianty – Can a Muslim be a feminist? Many Muslim women and men have fought for liberation, justice and freedom, but some still question if feminism and Islam are aligned.

Jakarta – Initiatives and programs within the European Union-Indonesia development cooperation now prioritize gender mainstreaming as a crosscutting issue, according to a report released on Tuesday

Jakarta – There is a sufficient set of regulations promoting women's rights, but gender discrimination remains a stumbling block to women's role in national development, a minister said on Thursday

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – The struggle of Kartini, a young female hero who strove to release Indonesian women from old-fashioned traditions, must be followed by women in Papua, where lo

Aprianto Simon, Palu – Scores of students from the Women's Struggle Front (FPP) commemorated Kartini Day in the South Sulawesi city of Palu on Friday April 21 with a free speech forum and long-marc

Max Walden – United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health Dainius Puras has released the preliminary observations from his first trip to Indonesia, stating that gendered inequality lead

Thousands in Jakarta took part in the global Women's March early this month, as they wait for the hotly contested Jakarta gubernatorial election to pass.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Greater participation of women in Indonesian politics, in terms of their presence on legislative bodies, is key to the country's efforts to close the gender inequa

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The latest Human Development Index (HDI) report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says Indonesia is still struggling to close its gender eq

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of activists from various groups celebrated International Women's Day in Yogyakarta on Thursday, calling on the government to bring an end to the violence ag

Paulina Quintao – Women's activists are concerned that Timor-Leste's patriarchal system is a barrier to the promotion of gender equality as society continues to consider it a part of the culture.

Paulina Quintao – Although the number of Timorese women in the business sector remains small, more are getting involved as a way of improving their family's economic situation.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Gender equity in Indonesia's academia is not all doom and gloom as the percentage of women researchers in the country is higher than the global average.

David Hutt – I ask for no outpouring of sympathy, but those of us who spend our days jotting down opinions and making them available for public consumption face a perennial question of whether we w

Jakarta – Recent tensions surrounding religious and ethnic intolerance in Indonesia can place individuals with alternative or liberal views on the sidelines, sometimes suppressing those views altog