Fighting Gender Inequality
Women have made numerous achievements in various fields. In Indonesian politics, many women have served as Cabinet ministers. We have also had a woman president.
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Participants sign a banner as a show of support for a bill on the elimination of sexual violence during this year’s Women\'s March at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Saturday (3/3). During the event, which marked International Women’s Day, participants called on the government to protect women from all forms of violence and urged lawmakers to pass the bill.
The fact that gender-based inequality was the theme of the 2018 International Women Day shows that equality remains a huge problem for women.
Women have made numerous achievements in various fields. In Indonesian politics, many women have served as Cabinet ministers. We have also had a woman president. In economics, Manpower Ministry data shows the continuous increase of women’s participation in the workforce. The ministry’s data shows that the country saw an additional 1.6 million businesswomen in 2015-2016.