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Gender equality was a key aspiration of the popular movements that led to the toppling of Indonesia’s authoritarian New Order regime 24 years ago. The catchcry of that euphoric moment — , or empowerment — encompassed women’s rights. The years following the fall of Suharto, known as , have brought gains for women. But progress has been ...
Indonesia's energy transition is on its way to achieve sustainability, but it faces significant challenges in ensuring gender inclusivity. Women remain underrepresented in energy policymaking, with their unique needs and contributions often overlooked in the planning and implementation processes. To ensure a just transition that benefits all ...
The percentage of Indonesian women in senior positions has also plummeted from 54.9 per cent in 2020 to 29.8 per cent in 2021. A study by the UN Development Programme in 2020 showed that more than 37 per cent of women-owned businesses in Indonesia experienced reductions in income of up to 60 per cent. New revenue from VAT reform must be used ...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s track record of considering gender representation in ministerial appointments is lauded in global circles. With nine women appointed to his cabinet, there are more female cabinet ministers in Indonesia than in countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Activist women in the nationalist movement successfully pressed for pro-women government regulations in regard to Islamic marriage, especially polygyny, child marriage and divorce by repudiation. Women’s activism continued in post-independence Indonesia and by 1974 they achieved some of their goals with the passage of a national marriage law.
In the 2022 study, nearly a quarter of Indonesian men stated that the main reason they may not support women working was that women’s role is to care for their children. The 2018 World Values Survey found that over three-quarters of Indonesians agreed with the statement: ‘men should have more right to a job than women’.
Incoming Indonesian leaders are set to launch the free lunch program, providing complimentary meals to school students, children under five years of age and pregnant women. The primary goal is to address stunting by providing nutritious meals and to ease the financial burden on low-income households by covering meal costs.
Bio. Dini Suryani is a researcher at the Research Centre for Politics in the National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional — BRIN), Indonesia. She obtained her master’s degree from the College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. Her research primarily focuses on ...
The data shows that Indonesia’s total population sat at 270.2 million in September 2020 after an annual average growth rate of 1.25 per cent in the decade 2010-2020. The population of Java is also continuing to grow but at a lower rate than the national average, so its share of the total population has fallen to 56 per cent.
Bio. Dr Irine Hiraswari Gayatri is a Senior Researcher at the Research Centre for Politics in the National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional — BRIN). She holds a PhD from her study in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University, and a master's degree from Uppsala University. Since 2010, her research has focused ...