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Girl power for equality
The Jakarta Post offers snapshots of women from different professions and places struggling to achieve gender equality in Indonesia.
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In control: Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a prominent Cabinet figure, throws away a bottle of liquor while other officials look on after a raid against illegal alcoholic drinks. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
W
omen all around the world are still struggling for equality and the celebration of this year’s International Woman’s Day is a reminder that the struggle still goes on. The annual event has been held since the early 1900s with a different theme each year. This year’s edition has called on people to #BeBoldForChange and will push for a more gender-inclusive working world.
Recent data from the World Economic Forum predicts that the gender gap will not close entirely until 2186. In the 2016 Global Gender Report, the forum suggests that the divide between men and women is now larger than at any time since 2008.
Referring to this fact, during the festivities on March 8, women’s groups all around the world will take the opportunity to raise gender equality issues.
For this special day, people have organized marches, festivals and concerts to celebrate the achievements of women in society and remind people about the work that needs to be done for female equality.
Even though the gender gap regarding economic participation and opportunity has slightly improved with some women making their way up in the ranks of world leaders, there is a lot more work to be done to ensure that equality occurs across the board.
Indonesia ranks 88 in the Global Gender Report. The score for estimated earned income for Indonesian women is less than the global average.
To mark this event, The Jakarta Post offers snapshots of women from different professions and places struggling to achieve gender equality in Indonesia.
