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gender-equality

Academia 3 weeks ago

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‘Canang sari’, kindness, compassion and love

Beyond the resorts and glossy brochures, the PKP Community Center offers vulnerable Balinese women a lifeline of empowerment, community and hope.

FEATURES 3 months ago

All of me: A journey of becoming nonbinary

Through personal reflection and conversations with others, one writer explores gender, belonging, and the long – often arduous – process of becoming oneself.

Academia 4 months ago

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Can honesty save ASEAN? Lessons from the Cebu Summit

While ASEAN is famous for diplomatic platitudes, the Cebu summit proved that admitting your flaws is the first step toward remaining relevant in a shifting geopolitical landscape.

Academia 4 months ago

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Leadership that mirrors the world: The UN’s next great test

The selection of the next secretary-general is also a moment to confront an undeniable truth: half the world’s population are women and girls, yet global leadership rarely reflects that reality.

Society 4 months ago

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Vasectomy debate highlights gender gap in family planning

While some see vasectomy as a way to ease the disproportionate contraceptive burden on women, others remain cautious, partly due to misconceptions equating it with castration, removal of testicular function, which is often associated with reduced hormones, libido and “loss of masculinity”.

Family Matters 5 months ago

Everyone gets a holiday ... except mothers?

The trip was supposed to be a break for everyone in my extended family. So why was my mother-in-law up in the wee hours?

Academia 5 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.

Academia 6 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.

Society 6 months ago

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Women question legal protection as gender violence rages on

Despite having ‘progressive’ policies such as the 2022 Sexual Violence Eradication Law, gender-based violence cases are still rampant in the country, with many blaming the lack of adequate response from law enforcement institutions in giving justice to victims of such crimes.

Academia 9 months ago

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Sakinah Clap and internalized submission in marriage

Tepuk Sakinah lacks explicit reference to justice and equality. Its key concepts emphasize mutuality rather than equality.

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gender-equality

PREMIUM ‘Canang sari’, kindness, compassion and love

All of me: A journey of becoming nonbinary

PREMIUM Can honesty save ASEAN? Lessons from the Cebu Summit

PREMIUM Leadership that mirrors the world: The UN’s next great test

PREMIUM Vasectomy debate highlights gender gap in family planning