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Friday, November 17, 2023
Indonesia: 2024 election could be nadir of women's representation, say analysts
The Jakarta Post
Political parties claim to have met the minimum national quota of 30 percent for female candidates, but a recent report has found that only one party competing in the 2024 legislative election meets the requirement at the district level. For two...
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Sunday, October 29, 2023
South-East Asian MPs map out steps to strengthen women’s leadership and participation in policy decision-making
UN Women Asia & the Pacific
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has recommended a series of steps for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its 10 Member States to strengthen the representation and impact of women in policy decision-making. The Women...
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
Indonesia: election to be milestone for women's representation in parliament
Antara
The 2024 election is expected to be an important milestone for increasing women's representation in parliament, according to Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), Bintang Puspayoga. "We all hope that the 2024 election will be...
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Workers from the Depok General Elections Commission (KPU) stack ballot boxes at a warehouse in Cimanggis district, Depok, West Java, on Nov. 25, 2020.(JP/P.J.Leo)
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Indonesia’s election commission yields to demands to restore women’s representation rule
Asian News
The commission will give political parties until May 14 to revise their lists of candidates for the 2024 legislative election to accommodate the rule change. JAKARTA – In response to protests from rights groups fearing a lack of women’s...
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Source: ANTARA/Irwansyah Putra/FR
Thursday, May 04, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Observing women's representation in Indonesia's politics
Antara News
As the 2024 General Election draws near, the urgency of women's representation in the country's politics is one crucial aspect that the public cannot ignore. Executive Director of the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) Khoirunnisa...
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Ten signers of the declaration representing the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, the House of Regional Representatives, and eight party fractions of Indonesian parliament committed to ending violence against women in politics in the country (UN Women)
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
Indonesian parliament calls for urgent action to end violence against women in politics
UN Women
Jakarta, Indonesia – The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus of the Republic of Indonesia signed a declaration today to “condemn any form of gender-based violence that hinders women from fulfilling their equal rights” and to urge all groups to allow women...
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House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (right) speaks to her mother, PDI-P matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri, during the party’s national working meeting on June 21, 2022 in Jakarta. (Antara/M. Risyal Hidayat)
Wednesday, September 07, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Indonesia: More women in politics, please
The Jakarta Post
For the first time, Indonesia, dubbed the world’s third largest democracy, will hold the general elections — the presidential and legislative elections — and nationwide regional elections in the same year. Taking place in 2024, it will be perhaps...
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House of Representatives' (DPR's) Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Board Member Dyah Esti conveyed the importance of gender of equality. ANTARA/Dyah Roro Esti Documentation/FR
Thursday, March 03, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Indonesia: Women's political representation and gender-friendly policies
Antara News
Women's political representation is not only meaningful in terms of fulfilling the quota of 30 percent within the parliament, but also it affects substantive matters such as gender-friendly policies. The importance of women representation in...
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A researcher from the University of Indonesia's Politics Review Center (Puskapol UI), Beni Telaumbanua, speaks at a webinar entitled 'Ensuring Women's Participation in the General Election',(ANTARA/Putu Indah Savitri/FR)
Monday, January 10, 2022
Domestic burden biggest hurdle to women's political participation in Indonesia
Antara News
Domestic responsibilities and social constructs are the biggest hurdles to improving women's participation in politics, a researcher at the University of Indonesia's Politics Review Center (Puskapol UI), Beni Telaumbanua, has said. "Women encounter...
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Screenshot of Chairwoman of the Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) Giwo Rubianto presenting her opening remarks during a webinar hosted by Kowani and viewed from Jakarta on Wednesday (Nov 17, 2021). ANTARA/Tri Meilani Ameliya.
Friday, January 07, 2022
Indonesia: Encourage women's participation in national legislature
Antara News
Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) Chairwoman Giwo Rubianto called to address the issue of low women's participation in national politics, especially the national legislature, by promoting participation and boosting political education among women...
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Friday, November 22, 2019
Indonesia: ‘Leadership at grassroots must to boost women empowerment’
Live Mint
Speaking at the panel as the inaugural speaker, minister in the prime minister’s office of Singapore, Indranee Rajah, said the country has not been able to solve all gender issues but has made great strides since 1965. Female leadership has been...
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Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Sukarno heir elected as Indonesia's first female House speaker
Aljazeera
Indonesia's new parliament elected its first female speaker, Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala, granddaughter of the country's first president, after members of the House of Representatives were sworn in on Tuesday amid continuing protests against...
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Monday, July 15, 2019
Women's parliament representation at its highest post-reform
Tempo.co
The General Elections Commission (KPU) released a report on its official Twitter account about women’s representation at the Indonesian parliament, which the commission deemed the highest in the post-reform (pasca-reformasi) era. The infographic...
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Friday, May 03, 2019
Indonesia: To achieve real representation, women need more power in political parties
Indonesia at Melbourne
The race between Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto might have captured most of the media attention, but tomorrow nearly 8,000 candidates will also be competing for 575 seats in the national legislature (DPR). About 40 per cent of these candidates are...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Indonesia's had gender quotas in parliament for years - why aren't they working?
SBS News
From her home in Jakarta, Permaswari Wardani proudly holds up an intricate hand-drawn comic. It’s her humorous take on what she sees as the wrongs in Indonesian politics today. The 38-year-old architect hopes the run of 5,000 copies – leading to...
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Wednesday, March 06, 2019
Interviews
Getting women elected in Indonesia: An interview with WLP’s Siti Nurjanah
Women's Learning Partnership
Siti Nurjanah is the Executive Director of WLP’s partner in Indonesia, Women and Youth Development Institute of Indonesia (WYDII). With the country’s presidential elections scheduled for April 2019, we asked her to tell us about the challenges women...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
On the issue of women’s rights in Indonesian politics
International Policy Digest
By Nisfi Mubarokah, Indonesian women can hardly forget the country’s presidential debate held two weeks ago. The issue of women’s rights was front and center. The incumbent, Joko Widodo, questioned his challenger’s commitment to women’s rights...
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Interviews
Irine Putri
Irine Putri is a Member of Parliament in Indonesia. This interview was conducted in November 2017 in Ottawa, Canada, during the Inter-parliamentary Union's Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians.
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