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Jakarta 10 months ago

Jakarta offers women free public transit on Kartini Day

In addition to the special program targeting female passengers on Kartini Day, the city administration is offering a free fare program for all passengers on April 24 to celebrate National Public Transportation Day.

Books 1 year ago

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Kartini's ideas live on: New book presents largest collection of letters

Kartini's role as a prominent figure in women's emancipation is strengthened with the publication of her long lost letters describing her fight and the sociocultural conditions at the time she wrote those letters.

Academia 1 year ago

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Kartini, women’s quotas, elections and patriarchy

Even if voters have a choice of better access to health services, they opt for direct assistance, whether cash or noncash (e.g. rice and other basic foodstuffs).

Front Row 2 years ago

The Struggle and Hope Behind the Roro Jonggrang Madiun Costume

It seems that Kartini’s costume emulates the formidable figure of a female warrior. Uniquely this time, the figure comes from a green costume that is often the talk of legend on the island of Java, Roro Jonggrang.

Lifestyle 2 years ago

Female rising stars celebrate R.A. Kartini's legacy and define 'emancipation'

Four rising public figures pay tribute to the enduring original female icon.

Academia 3 years ago

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'Mother's Day' demeans Indonesia's historic women’s movement

Hari Ibu started to lose its real meaning after Soeharto, an Army general, took power in 1966 and strengthened the patriarchal system.

Opinion 4 years ago

Why Indonesia needs to recognize its social enterprises

Social enterprises have been supporting the nation's objectives since before there was a nation. It's about time they received formal recognition and legitimacy.

National 5 years ago

Quarantined Indonesians take to social media, television airwaves to celebrate Kartini Day

Kartini Day is celebrated annually on April 21 to commemorate the birth of national heroine Raden Ajeng Kartini, who is hailed as a symbol of women’s empowerment in the country for promoting gender equity and women’s rights during the Dutch colonial era.

National 6 years ago

Thousands join women’s march in Jakarta for justice, gender equality

People of different genders, occupations and religions gathered to show their support for better protection and empowerment of women amid rampant violence perpetrated against them.

Opinion 6 years ago

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Kartini’s month of elections and Cinderella’s stepsisters

April — Kartini Month — is always a perfect moment to reflect on how far we have been progressing in women’s emancipation.

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