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November 22, 2019
Indonesia: ‘Leadership at grassroots must to boost women empowerment’

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.

October 2, 2019
Sukarno heir elected as Indonesia's first female House speaker

Indonesia's new parliament elected its first female speaker, Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala, granddaughter of the country's first president, after members of the Ho

July 15, 2019
Women's parliament representation at its highest post-reform

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&nbs

May 3, 2019
Indonesia: To achieve real representation, women need more power in political parties

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).

April 18, 2019
Indonesia's had gender quotas in parliament for years - why aren't they working?

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.

Getting women elected in Indonesia: An interview with WLP’s Siti Nurjanah

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March 6, 2019

Getting women elected in Indonesia: An interview with WLP’s Siti Nurjanah

Siti Nurjanah is the Executive Director of WLP’s partner in Indonesia, Women and Youth Development Institute of Indonesia (

Siti Nurjanah is the Executive Director of WLP’s partner in Indonesia, Women and Youth Development Institute of Indonesia (

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Indonesia
March 10, 2015
Indonesia: a political ground shift for women

Sahanan thought her chance of being elected to the Lampung Provincial Parliament in Indonesia on last year’s parliamentary poll was next to none.