INDONESIA UPDATE CONFERENCE 2001
Gender, Equity and Development in Indonesia's Reform Period
The
Indonesia Project, Department of Anthropology and
Department of Political and Social Change
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
ABN (ANU) 52 235 063 906
21–22
September 2001
VENUE
Coombs Lecture Theatre, H C Coombs Buidling, No. 9, The
Australian National University
Cnr Fellows Road and Garran Road, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200 ANU Map D2)
OUTLINE
Women's organisations were active in the political
movement that led to the resignation of President
Soeharto, and which ushered in the current era of Reformasi.
Women have been vocal critics of the militarisation of
society, and of the violence that underscored State power
in the Soeharto era. They have taken advantage of the new
tolerance for political dissent to publicly present these
views.
The Update will look at the situation of women in contemporary Indonesia through the lens of the rhetoric of democracy, and equity.
Specific topics will include: violence against women, and anti-violence political action; the implications of regional autonomy for gender equity; reproduction, sexual health and sexuality; women and Islam; women's representation in formal political institutions; the cultural expression of gender and gender difference; women's work. The Update will present an 'overview' of the current situation of Indonesian women, including a consideration of the direct effects of the monetary and political crisis, on the one hand, and the rhetoric of democratisation accompanying reformasi on the other.
Dr Kathryn Robinson and Dr Sharon Bessell (Convenors)
Conference Convenors