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Impact of female fictional characters as role models

The presence of role models is deemed an important aspect to ensure young women and girls feel empowered to pursue the ...

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Deciphering Indonesia in its myriad shades through its female writers

International Women's Day is celebrated worldwide to honor women and their accomplishments and acknowledge what ...

Women's role becomes crucial for sustainable development: Bappenas

Secretary of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Himawan Hariyoga Djojokusumo affirmed that women ...

Child marriage rooted in gender discrimination: Malaysian representative

Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN Dato` Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa said that child marriage was ...

Educational equity becomes biggest challenge to empower women: ICW

Educational equity became the biggest challenge in a bid to empower women across the world, according to Vice ...

Kowani affirms women`s role as mother of nation

The Indonesian Women`s Congress (Kowani) has affirmed its stance that women play a very important role as the mother ...

Reducing violence against women in Indonesia

The rate of violence against children and women in Indonesia remains high, so various efforts are being and will ...

Discrimination against women affects public health

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

Government, private sectors encouraged to reduce gender inequality

The government and private sectors are encouraged to reduce gender inequality by implementing policies that ensure ...

Google fires employee behind anti diversity memo

Internet giant Google has fired the male engineer at the center of an uproar in Silicon Valley over the past week ...

Jakarta to host UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize ceremony

The 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize award ceremony will be held in Jakarta on Wednesday ...

Indonesia`s human development index has rapidly increased: UNDP

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has recorded that Indonesias human development index (HDI), comprising ...

International Women`s Day promotes women`s roles, reminds of challenges

March 8 is internationally recognized as the day that women all over the world are being celebrated. Women are ...

RI, Indian youths expected to unite

Youths of Indonesia and India are expected to unite, Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Biren Nanda said here on ...