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Families can't wait for better childcare system
Academia 1 month ago

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Families can't wait for better childcare system

As Indonesia chases its "Golden 2045" dreams, the tragic raid of a Yogyakarta childcare center reveals a haunting truth: our economic future is stalled by a systemic refusal to treat childcare as a public priority.
Beyond ‘when will you marry?’: Indonesia’s new demographic challenge
Academia 1 month ago

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Beyond ‘when will you marry?’: Indonesia’s new demographic challenge

As Indonesia approaches a demographic crossroads, the decision to delay marriage and parenthood is less a private preference and more a rational response to a society that has yet to build a support system for the modern family.
Linked in to left behind
Warm Takes 1 month ago

Linked in to left behind

The pressure to have a personal brand before you have a career is real. On LinkedIn, being young and still figuring it out can feel like a public failure.
The age of overlapping careers: Yes, side jobs are now necessary to survive
Warm Takes 2 months ago

The age of overlapping careers: Yes, side jobs are now necessary to survive

One full-time job, two freelance gigs and the gnawing feeling that it still might not be enough. This is what stability looks like now.
Success isn’t at the top of the corporate ladder anymore
FEATURES 2 months ago

Success isn’t at the top of the corporate ladder anymore

My generation watched our parents give everything to a company. We decided to give it to ourselves instead. But it's more complicated than that.
It’s time to address psychosocial hazards in a changing world of work
Academia 2 months ago

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It’s time to address psychosocial hazards in a changing world of work

For workers in every sector, psychosocial factors at work can make the difference between a job that supports well-being and one that undermines it. 
Helping women progress in their professional careers
Academia 2 months ago

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Helping women progress in their professional careers

Real progress for women in Indonesia requires moving past ceremonial greetings and toward structural reforms that dismantle patriarchal barriers and unlock the full economic power of the female workforce.
When Idul Fitri becomes an interrogation for single women
Academia 3 months ago

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When Idul Fitri becomes an interrogation for single women

When the "warmth" of the Idul Fitri living room becomes a cold interrogation, a woman’s Ivy League degree and global achievements are often reduced to a single, stinging metric: her marital status.
What we owe each other: Scholars, the state and development
Academia 4 months ago

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What we owe each other: Scholars, the state and development

The controversy surrounding LPDP scholarship recipients reveals a fundamental flaw in Indonesia’s development strategy: a narrow focus on physical presence over strategic influence. To compete globally, Indonesia must shift from a framework of geographic compliance to one of borderless contribution.
The hidden curriculum of domesticity and our STEM future
Academia 4 months ago

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The hidden curriculum of domesticity and our STEM future

To unlock Indonesia’s STEM potential, we must dismantle the "hidden curriculum" that quietly trades a girl’s public authority for domestic virtue, turning classrooms into rehearsal spaces for expertise rather than compliance.
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