Gender 3 - Indonesia at Melbourne

Contemporary Indonesian marriage: who marries whom and why it matters

Dr Ariane Utomo examines the changing nature of Indonesian marriages, and how considerations of age gap, education, ethnicity and religion play a role in partner choice.

Talking Indonesia: persecuted minorities

Gender, Human Rights, Society, Talking Indonesia

What have been the main advances in the rights of sexual and gender minorities since 1998? What are the main threats to these gains, and where are they coming from? Dr Jemma Purdey chats to Dede Oetomo in the latest episode of the Talking Indonesia podcast.

Why do millions of Indonesian women still quit work after marriage and kids?

Gender, Policies, Policy in Focus, Society

Lisa Cameron and Diana Contreras Suarez make the case for better policies for women’s empowerment and the national economy.

Talking Indonesia - women and Islamist extremism

Gender, Religion, Security, Talking Indonesia

Why do women join extremist networks? What roles do they play in these networks? Dr Dirk Tomsa discusses these questions and more with Nava Nuraniyah in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Baiq Nuril, the ITE Law and #MeToo Indonesian style

Analysis, Gender, Law, Media

Dr Helen Pausacker takes a closer look at the case of Baiq Nuril, convicted after recording sexual harassment by her employer, and how it compares to other convictions under the problematic ITE Law.

Photo essay: women march in face of anti-feminist backlash

Analysis, Gender, Religion, Society

Following their post on the recent International Women’s Day march, Dr Monika Winarnita and Gavin Height report on the Women’s March Jakarta, which saw even greater numbers turn out for action against sexual violence.

Talking Indonesia: anti-feminism

2019 Indonesian Elections, Gender, Politics, Religion, Talking Indonesia

Who are the women at the forefront of the new wave of conservative female activism? What motivates them and what are their main goals and strategies? Dr Dirk Tomsa chats to Dyah Ayu Kartika in the latest episode of the Talking Indonesia podcast.

To achieve real representation, women need more power in political parties

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Elections, Gender, Policies, Policy in Focus, Political parties, Politics

In the legislative election on Wednesday, 40% of candidates will be women. Julia Ikasarana and Mia Novitasari take a closer look at the state of women’s representation in Indonesian politics.

Never mind Industry 4.0, domestic workers are already being dehumanised

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Gender, Human Rights, Law, Policy in Focus

No need to wait for the fourth industrial revolution, dehumanisation is already a reality for informal domestic workers in Indonesia, writes M. Nur Sholikin.

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