Elisabeth Oktofani, Jakarta – The media is a powerful force in forming public opinion, but all too often, that power is used in a way that reinforces the exploitation of women for profi
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November 25, 2010
November 18, 2010
Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Many transgenders are finding little sympathy from the government as they struggle to obtain vitally important ID cards.
ng Yuniardi, Semarang – The Central Java provincial administration in the process of setting up Commission on Anti-violence against Women and Children in line with Regional Bylaw No.
November 16, 2010
Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Besieged by advertisements on the ideal image for women – slim, white-skinned with long straight hair – more women are trying to fit the picture by taking risks
November 5, 2010
Jakarta – Discriminatory laws and bylaws in Indonesia have forever altered the personal lives of poor and marginalized women by denying them full control of their reproductive systems,
November 4, 2010
Indonesian laws need to be reformed to help overcome discriminatory practices
Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Amnesty International on Thursday demanded that the government abolish laws infringing on women's reproductive health rights, including the law that forbids abor
October 16, 2010
Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The Ministry of Women and Child Protection is consulting the National Commission of Violence Against Women as it presses ahead with its bill on gender equality.
October 12, 2010
Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Opposition by ulema and councilors in Aceh to a woman becoming district head is reportedly weakening.
October 8, 2010
Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – In a move criticized as an insult to the dignity of women, an Aceh district speaker has called for the replacement of a female subdistrict head, arguing that
August 26, 2010
Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – When Wina decided to shed her jilbab, the headscarf symbolizing, for most people, a woman's commitment to Islam, her husband commented, "It's up to you, but
Jakarta – Indonesia has made significant strides to empower women recently – but activists say progress is hampered by weak enforcement and religious conservatism.
August 20, 2010
Irwan Firdaus, Jakarta – As the train rattled into Indonesia's capital, 19-year-old Wiwit Wahyuningsih leaned back in a soft, pink-cushioned seat in a carriage newly designated exclusiv
August 18, 2010
Report Katrin Figge – "As a 13-year-old girl, Ronasih was picked up on her way home from school by a soldier nicknamed Sideburns and locked up in a nearby barracks.
July 20, 2010
Jakarta – A lack of legal protection – and a culture that excuses casual verbal and physical sexual abuse – makes obscene behavior an everyday experience for women on the streets and bu
June 25, 2010
Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – Fatayat Nadhlatul Ulama, the women's wing of the country's largest Muslim organization, reported that violence, early marriage and female circumcision are a
June 15, 2010
Jakarta – Indonesia is progressing on its gender development, but not fast enough, a minister said Monday.
June 14, 2010
Jakarta – Indonesia's political parties and legislators have not strongly supported women in politics, despite a law that requires that women comprise 30 percent of all candidates, say
May 29, 2010
Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI) launched Thursday an empowerment program for former and hopeful fem
May 28, 2010
Dewi Kurniawati – Yuli Rahmawati stepped into Indonesia's political ring for the first time last month.
May 25, 2010
Markus Makur, Timika, Papua – Police in Mimika regency, Papua, on Monday detained four people following a conflict stemming from the death of a resident in an attack on Mimika Baru dist
May 17, 2010
Ika Krismantari – If Samantha Jones from the hit TV series Sex in the City really existed, she might find Jakarta a dull place to live.
May 8, 2010
Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is demanding the government provide better legal protection for female workers both at home and overseas.
April 21, 2010
Nurfika Osman – Eastern Indonesia marked Kartini Day on Wednesday with the appointment of its first female military sub-district commander.
Jakarta – Women's rights activists said the Constitutional Court's decision to refuse to repeal the widely criticized pornography law was a blatant example of gender bias in Indonesia's
Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Little Saskia Eleonora Wieringa felt tortured every time her parents asked her to dress up like a girl.
Vissia Ita Yulianto, Freiburg, Germa – The question is at least raised by Gadis Arivia, founder of the Indonesian Women Journal, and Dr.
Nurfika Osman & Ismira Lutfia – If Indonesia were to be graded on its efforts to empower women and uphold their rights, it would score poorly, according to activists and academics.
April 20, 2010
Mahbub Djunaidy, Jember – The number of cases of violence against women in Indonesia keeps on increasing this year.
Jakarta – "We are sure that a civilization of a nation will not grow as long as the women are not involved in the development.
April 17, 2010
Jakarta – An upcoming amendment of the 2008 Political Party Law must require political parties to fill a 30 percent female quota for their top legislator positions so that women can eff
April 16, 2010
Jakarta – The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) launched its website, iknowpolitics.org, in Indonesia on Thursday to provide a forum for women to lea
March 13, 2010
Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The law on blasphemy tramples on the rights of women, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) testified Friday in the judi
March 9, 2010
Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – At 24, Horas Simandjuntak never expected she would have to raise her two daughters alone.
Jakarta – Activists seized the International Women's Day on Monday to voice Indonesian women's vulnerability to violence, which they say extends further than domestic abuse.
March 8, 2010
March 7, 2010
Jakarta – The number of recorded victims of violence against women has skyrocketed from around 54,000 in to 2008 to over 154,000 last year, data from the National Commission on Violence
Sara Everingham, Dili – Celebrations for International Women's Day have begun early in East Timor.
February 15, 2010
Bagus Budi Tama Saragih, Jakarta – The percentage of female legislators at the parliament has reached its highest level in history, but many parties, particularly women's rights activis
February 8, 2010
The upcoming bylaws that discriminate against women and limit their freedom are mostly copies of existing bylaws of similar nature, Masruchah, from the National Commission on Violence a
February 4, 2010
Sukmawati, Makassar – The South Sulawesi Moslem Women for Islamic Shariah Enactment Corps has asked that women be involved in formulating Islamic Shariah local ordinances (Perda).
February 1, 2010
Bagus Budi Tama Saragih, Jakarta – A group of NGOs have lambasted the government for failing to give women more of a voice in politics despite the ratification of the UN's anti-discrimi
January 31, 2010
Nurfika Osman – A new law on gender equality currently being drafted is expected to serve as a legal reference to ensure that all government policies are gender sensitive, State Ministe
January 17, 2010
Despite prevailing laws on women rights, law experts see discrimination against women as rampant.
January 7, 2010
The current legal system may cause women's attempts to sue those who commit violence against them to backfire, turning victims into criminals, activists said Wednesday.
January 6, 2010
Anita Rachman – Family courts must be set up in Indonesia to strengthen legal protection measures for women suffering domestic abuse or simply embroiled in domestic problems, according
January 5, 2010
Suherdjoko, Semarang – Rape has topped the highest number of cases of violence against women in Central Java, director of the Semarang Legal Resources Center for Gender Justice and Huma
December 23, 2009
Ismira Lutfia – Shame, poverty and distance hamper a mother's relationship with her children when she is in prison, a study has found.
December 22, 2009
Jakarta – Lita (not her real name), 26, never imagined she would be forced to remove her clothes in a locked hotel room to serve a high-paying customer shortly after her arrival in Kuch
December 21, 2009
Nurfika Osman – Despite the introduction of new legislation eight years ago, working mothers still face barriers in attempting to juggle the pressures of work and the challenges of rais