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National 6 years ago
‘Patriarchal’: Women rights activists slam family resilience bill
Article 29 of the draft bill, a copy of which has been obtained by The Jakarta Post, stipulates that the aforementioned offices are obligated to give female workers their right to “get maternity leave for six months without losing their right to salary and position.”
Opinion 6 years ago
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Breaking down patriarchy to end violence against women
Indonesia ranked 104 out of 160 countries on the United Nations Development Program’s 2017 Gender Inequality Index, which measures gender disparities in education, reproductive health and economic and political participation. Indonesia’s ranking has changed little in recent years and is below that of most of its Asian neighbors.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Families: Love, loyalty or abuse?
There’s probably no word more loaded than “family”. Indeed, as Raza Kazim of the United Kingdom-based Islamic Human Rights Commission said, “It can be the rock of stability for some, but it can also be a living hell for others”. This is true not just for Islam — it’s a universal human condition.
