Minister rejects proposal for sex education
Responding to demands that proper sex education be taught in schools in order to protect children from rape, Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said that it was unnecessary as it could promote indecency among the country’s youth. “According to our traditions, it is indecent to talk about it, and that is my standpoint. I […]
The rise and fall of Indonesia’s women’s movement
Girls are made of sugar and spice, and everything nice. Boys are made of snips and snails, and puppy-dog tails. The famous lines — made popular through an old nursery rhyme — might sound nothing but funny to us. But if we look beyond those amusing words, we will soon realize they are ridden with […]
Celebrating Women’s “Herstory”
April Festival: Celebrating women’s `herstory’ The image of the famous heroine Kartini might evoke nothing other than a graceful aristocrat Javanese lady wearing a kebaya – a traditional long-sleeved Javanese blouse – and a sanggul (elaborate chignon). That is why today, every time we celebrate Kartini Day on April 21, we’ll see parades of little […]
The Jakarta Post on Women Seize The Night
Foundations to stage play for Women’s Day The play Perempuan Menuntut Malam (Women Seizing the Night) will be staged by two foundations, Institut Ungu and Yayasan Pitaloka, to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8. Three actresses — Rieke Diah Pitaloka, Niniek L. Karim and Ria Irawan — will perform the piece at Graha Bhakti […]
Press Release: “Women Seize the Night”
PRESS RELEASE MONOLOGUE THEATRE PERFORMANCE “Women Seize the Night” An INSTITUT UNGU and YAYASAN PITALOKA Production Commemorating International Women’s Day Jakarta – Aceh – Bandung To commemorate International Women’s Day – March 8 – 2008, Institut Ungu and Yayasan Pitaloka are presenting a monologue theatre performance entitled ”Women Seize the Night” written by Rieke […]
