Jakarta – Two hundred demonstrators from the Women's Struggle Committee of the People (KPPR) held a march to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD) from the Horse Monument in front of the Indo

Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Coalition (KPI) said on Sunday that the country had at least seven laws that should be amended for failing to accommodate gender equality.

Paulina Quintso – The Director of CAUCUS (Women in Politics) Foundation, Paula Corte Real said the foundation is committed to continue to prepare women with potential for decision making roles.

Paulina Quintso – The Director of Caucus (Women in Politics) Foundation Paula Corte Real urged women's associations across the 12 municipalities to stand firm and work together to encourage women w

Severianus Endi, Pontianak – A member of a women's group, Kristina, 33, sat at the side of the room during a recent seminar at a hotel in Pontianak, breast-feeding her baby.

Kate Walton – A friend of mine recently messaged me in shock: "I just read a UNICEF brief that says millions of women in Indonesia have undergone female circumcision.

A Papua church leader says media reports about the recent burning of a small mosque in Tolikara have largely mis-represented relations between different faiths.

Jakarta – Women continue to be discriminated against in Indonesia through prevailing laws, despite progress on some fronts, according to a study by the World Bank.

Jakarta – Women's rights activists plan to personally meet with Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo to persuade him to annul laws and bylaws that discriminate against women.

Khoiriyah Helanita, Jakarta – Deliberations on the bill on gender equality and justice have been stalled for quite some time and may not be endorsed by the House of Representatives anytime soon due

Banda Aceh – The capital of Aceh province has imposed a partial curfew for women that it says will reduce sexual violence but which critics say is discriminatory, the Associated Press has reported.

Banda Aceh – Banda Aceh Mayor Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal has defended her recent decision to impose a partial curfew for local women, saying that the policy would directly benefit female employees in

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla is asking the Banda Aceh municipal administration to review the imposition of a curfew on women in the city.

Jakarta – Kereta Commuter Line (KCJ), subsidiary of Indonesia's state-run railway company Kereta Api Indonesia, is offering half-price multi-trip tickets for female passengers over the next two wee

Ari Susanto, Yogyakarta – Prominent feminist and artist Dewi Candraningrum exhibited her visual artworks "Dokumen Rahim," or "Documents of a Womb," in Yogyakarta's Sangkring Art Project earlier thi

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo received the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) on Friday, discussing several women's rights issues, including rising discrimi

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In conjunction with the recent International Women's Day, the government has laid out its plans to protect Indonesian women from violence, with this year's focus being

Lyndal Rowlands, United Nations – In Timor-Leste, the gap between rich and poor is most keenly felt by rural women and children.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government's ongoing tolerance of female virginity tests must end, as the tests violate the right to non-discriminatory treatment, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) activist has s

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Human rights activists have called on President Joko Widodo to formally ban all so-called virginity tests by public institutions in Indonesia, including those used

Jakarta – Rights group Indonesian Women's Network (JPI) has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to realize promises to provide non-discriminatory legal protection for Indonesian women that he

Paulina Quintao – Former resistance member Olandina Caeiro has encouraged young women to involve themselves in politics in order to bring about positive changes to their lives.

Paulina Quintao – Women in rural areas feel disenfranchised and disconnected from Timor-Leste's development process, according to the Parliamentary Women's Group of Timor-Leste (GMPTL).

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In a rare occasion that has signaled the government's shift from religious conservatism, a top official has said religions may have been used by men to jus

Paulina Quintao – Spanish NGO Paz y Desarrolo (Peace and Development) has been working to improve knowledge of the electoral process and gender relations among Timor-Leste university st

Rita A.Widiadana, Bangkok – Indonesian women's rights activists have strongly expressed their disappointment over the country's statement during the review of the draft document of the

Paulina Quintao – The State Secretariat for the Promotion of Equality (SEPI) is working with the Alola Foundation to provide human rights training to members of the Youth Parliament.

Paulina Quintao – Limited finances are preventing the National University of Timor Lorosa'e's (UNTL) Gender Studies Centre from conducting research and holding academic debates about ge

Paulina Quintao – Gender studies should be offered by tertiary education providers, according to National University of Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) Gender Studies Centre deputy co-coordinator

Herman Genie, Jakarta – A new government regulation on reproductive health, which gives pregnant rape victims 40 days to decide whether they wish to keep the baby or undergo an abortion

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is preparing supporting regulations to guarantee that a recent decree legalizing abortion for rape victims and those with life threatening med

Herman Genie & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – A new government regulation placing a 40-day restriction for rape victims and women with serious medical conditions to have abortions has spark

paulina Quintao – The Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality (SEPI) has allocated $10.000 across all districts to prepare female candidates for the upcoming municipal chamber

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Women in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) suffer from poverty, low education and a high rate of early marriage, says government data.

Jakarta – More than a century after the death of Raden Ajeng Kartini, the first Indonesian woman to demand the emancipation of women in the country, activists say gender inequality rema

Jakarta – A coalition of women's rights activists, under the umbrella of Indonesia Beragam, is calling for more female representation in the House of Representatives in order to tackle

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women has praised Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini for her decision to fire a number of civil servants for polyga

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Supporters of breast-feeding and government officials are encouraging state and private companies to provide proper lactation rooms at workplaces, saying that the

Arya Dipa, Bandung – A member of the Consortium for Women in West Java, Fridolin Berek, said female legislative candidates needed to create a joint working network, saying that unity am

A new organization, the Federation of Women-headed Households and Unions that comprises around 20,000 members across 19 provinces, was established on Thursday in Central Jakarta.

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The invisibility of women-headed households leads to them encountering difficulties when accessing various facilities, said participants in a discussion of the i

Venidora Oliveira – The Rural Women's Group in Baucau district have complained about the Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality's programs, which are just implemented at the d

Veeramalla Anjaiah, Jakarta – More and more women have enjoyed access to education and health care across the globe in 2013, with a new global report disclosing that more than 80 countr

Paulina Quintao – The Advocacy Manager of the Women's Communication Forum Timor-Leste (FOKUPERS) Honorio Lopes said the language used in the song was an insult to women.

Rebecca Lake, Nusa Dua, Bali – Indonesian delegates have come away with new approaches to women's economic empowerment after first-day discussions at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperati

Paulina Quintao – The United Nations Population Fund recommends the Timor-Leste government should create a new law or strengthen existing laws that set the age people can get married.

Paulina Quintao – The participants of the fourth National Women's Congress identified nine priority issues for the government to work on.

Jakarta – As of mid-August this year the number of discriminative regulations has risen two-fold, from 154 in 2009 to 342.

Rights groups have lashed out at the government for not doing enough to end discrimination against women, warning that women and girls face a continued risk of rights abuses and questio

Rochelle Jones – West Papua – officially under Indonesian rule since 1963 – is located in the Western half of the island of New Guinea, 250km north of Australia.