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Mary Kay Inc. commits nearly $10 million to global COVID-19 support

- In an effort to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and support frontline workers, Mary Kay Inc. has ...

Minister calls women as Indonesia's strength in fight against COVID-19

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, better known as Bintang Puspayoga, ...

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Capturing the gender inequality through Asian writers' eyes

Sugar-coated it may be, but even when a teacher tells girl students how amazing they are on doing detailed work being ...

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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima to visit in March

The Netherlands and Indonesia's wide-ranging relationship is getting stronger as King Willem-Alexander and Queen ...

Anti-sexual violence bill crucial weapon in fight against rape culture

A young girl in college had to bury her dreams of being a literature graduate as she had been raped by a famous poet ...

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Strong commitment paramount to combating workplace sexual harassment

Workplace sexual harassment is among the most challenging and insidious issues since victims are oftentimes in a ...

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Realizing dignified world of work through ILO Convention No. 190

The nation’s people were left in a state of shock and disbelief after the case of Baiq Nuril Maknun, a former ...

Empowerment of women is the key to overcome radicalism

Women`s empowerment that starts from the community can be a key factor to overcome radicalism and terrorism, because ...

Indonesia encourages women`s participation in realizing world peace

Indonesia has called on the international community and UN member states to encourage the participation of women in ...

Discrimination against women affects public health

Dscrimination against women in various fields has an effect on public health, and therefore, the government of ...

Indonesia`s gender equality index ranking shows improvement: Plan International

Based on the international gender equality index, Indonesia rose to the 110th rank among 155 countries in various ...

EU supports gender equality in Indonesia

The European Union (EU) launched an "EU-Indonesia Blue Book 2017," having gender equality as its main theme, to ...

UN chief calls for end to brutality against women

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday emphasized the importance of stopping brutality against women, saying ...

UN welcomes RI`s wish to become hub of peacekeeping centers

Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Alain Le Roy said Indonesia`s initiative as hub of ...

UN wants RI police women in peace-keeping missions

UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Alain Le Roy praised Indonesian peacekeepers` performance ...