Due to its apparent efforts to improve women participation in politics, Indonesia was elected as the first country in the Asia Pacific region to see on Thursday the launching of politics empowerment program for women initiated by international agencies.
The program, called "I Know Politics", was aimed at promoting women's gender equality to men in political forum worldwide. "This program would significantly help Indonesian women's efforts in seeking equal opportunity in political forums, using their electoral rights and improving the rights to be chosen in elections," Indonesian Women and Children Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar said in her remarks in the program launching.
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Due to its apparent efforts to improve women participation in politics, Indonesia was elected as the first country in the Asia Pacific region to see on Thursday the launching of politics empowerment program for women initiated by international agencies.
The program, called "I Know Politics", was aimed at promoting women's gender equality to men in political forum worldwide. "This program would significantly help Indonesian women's efforts in seeking equal opportunity in political forums, using their electoral rights and improving the rights to be chosen in elections," Indonesian Women and Children Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar said in her remarks in the program launching.
To read the complete news story please visit Global Times.