Posts with tag: International Women’s Day
Girls do better than boys at school in Indonesia – if they get the chance
Analysis, Education, GenderIndonesian girls are now outperforming boys in both literacy and numeracy in the early grades. But as Senza Arsendy and George Sukoco write, the picture is more complicated at the high school level.
Diverse voices call for government to eliminate violence against women
Analysis, Gender, Human RightsHundreds of Indonesian women marked International Women's Day on 8 March by marching through Central Jakarta and demanding action against violence and harassment of women. Dr Monika Winarnita and Gavin Height take a look at the broad range of groups and individuals who participated.