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The roles of women in Indonesia today are being affected by many factors, including increased modernization, globalization, improved education and advances in technology. . Many Indonesian women choose to reside in cities instead of staying in townships to perform agricultural work because of personal, professional, and family-related necessities, and economic requiremen
During the 2019 Indonesia's general election, women candidates secured 20.7% of the 575 seat national legislature and 30& of the 136 seat Regional Representative Assembly. [48] Nevertheless, women in Indonesia make up almost half of the nation's population of 267,026,366 people and are still the minority in government. [49]
Chandrakirana has worked on issues of women's human rights, social justice and democracy for over two decades. She has helped build networks and coalitions, strengthened formal human rights mechanisms both in Indonesia and the United Nations, and supported activist engagement across Indonesia, the Asia Pacific region and globally.
It also violated several Indonesian laws and contradicted government pledges to enhance gender equality and combat discrimination against women. In 2018, the Indonesian Supreme Court convicted a woman who had recorded a telephone conversation with her boss where he harassed her sexually. She was sentenced to six months in jail.
The Commission was established with two main goals: to develop conditions that are conducive to eliminating all forms of violence against women and upholding women's human rights in Indonesia; and to improve efforts to prevent and overcome all forms of violence against women and protect women's human rights. [2]
Equal rights for women in marriage, divorce, and property/land ownership and inheritance are essential for gender equality. The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has called for the end of discriminatory family laws. [134]
The United Nations Working Group on business and human rights (WGBHR) has stated that discrimination against women has historically been rooted in patriarchal social norms and power structures. [176] Women's rights movements focus on ending discrimination against women. In this regard, the definition of discrimination itself is important.
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