Women in Indonesia: Gender, Equity and Development

Indonesia now has its first woman President -- Megawati Sukarnoputri. The debates surrounding her elevation to the presidency brought issues of gender and politics to the forefront of the public agenda, raising crucial questions about the role that women are to play in public life in post-Soeharo In...

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Other Authors: Robinson, Kathryn May 1949- (Editor), Bessell, Sharon (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2002
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Links:http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9789812305152/type/BOOK
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Summary:Indonesia now has its first woman President -- Megawati Sukarnoputri. The debates surrounding her elevation to the presidency brought issues of gender and politics to the forefront of the public agenda, raising crucial questions about the role that women are to play in public life in post-Soeharo Indonesia. The struggle to achieve a democratic transition following the fall of Soeharto's New Order in 1998 has also focused attention on issues of equity and gender justice. This book explores gender relations in Indonesia and presents an overview of the political, social, cultural and economic situation of women. The volume is Indonesia Assessment 2001, a result of the annual Indonesia Update conference organized by the Indoneisa Project and the Department of Political and Social Change at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 284 pages)
ISBN:9789812305152