Kartini day on Transjakarta Busway

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

A female driver of the TransJakarta busway wears traditional attire on Monday to celebrate the birth of women's rights champion R.A. Kartini. Kartini Day is observed nationwide every April 21. Source : thejakartapost

Polygamy: Kartini, the law and the long road ahead

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Women activists in Indonesia have made polygamy a central issue in their struggle for gender equality, but advocates realize it will take time to abolish the practice, due to legal and cultural hurdles. Dozens of NGOs have also set up a coalition to amend the Marriage Law, which allows men to ...