February 8, 2024
The struggle for women’s representation in Indonesian politics: an uphill battle
A Step Forward but Not Enough
Indonesia
February 5, 2024
Indonesia general elections: an opportunity to optimize women's representation
Jakarta (ANTARA) - As Indonesia will hold the 2024 General Elections on February 14, 2024, efforts to support women's representation in politics are still needed.
January 25, 2024
Indonesian women hope election breaks them into boys’ club
Indonesia’s election lineup next month will be dominated by men, but a number of women are trying to break into a political scene long overshadowed by patriarchal elites.
January 24, 2024
Indonesia election 2024: woman whose ‘words carry weight’ could determine winner of presidential polls
January 18, 2024
Campaign costs impeding women’s political representation in Indonesia
In the 2019 general elections, Indonesian voters elected 118 women to the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR). Although an increase from 2014, when just 97 women were elected, women still only account for 21 per cent of the 575-member parliament.
January 9, 2024
Indonesia's 2024 presidential race lacks female candidates
Following President Megawati Soekarnoputri's term, Indonesia, the largest nation in Southeast Asia, has yet to witness a woman at
December 30, 2023
Cyberbullying hinders women’s participation in Indonesia’s 2024 elections
Online bullying of women and girls in Indonesia skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this disturbing trend has continued and even intensified
December 18, 2023
Fewer women in parliament spells trouble
Women’s political representation in Indonesia may fall for the first time since the 1999 election, even before the voting starts.
November 17, 2023
Indonesia: 2024 election could be nadir of women's representation, say analysts
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 t