Defying expectations, she became Indonesia's first female president. The journey of Indonesian women artists mirrors Megawati’s path. Despite facing discrimination from curators and art ...

A disturbing trend in Indonesian villages where young women from impoverished backgrounds are entering into short-term ...

Syaldi Sahude recalls how he was left speechless eight years ago when he came across a study that showed 85 per cent of Indonesian women who have suffered violence at the hands of their partners ...

Poor young women in Indonesian villages are becoming temporary wives for male tourists in exchange for a bride price leading to online condemnation of the practice. Puncak, in the country’s ...

The transgender women were forced to have their hair cut short Police in Indonesia have detained 12 transgender women, cutting their long hair and saying they were "coaching" them to behave like ...

Waria or trans woman is still a group that receives negative treatment within Indonesian society. Most of the families rejected them so that often trans women run away from their homes.

But now, more than 20 years later, dozens of other Indonesian women are furthering their studies, and it is all thanks to Dian. In an interview with Al Jazeera, the 42-year-old said she “needed ...

THE PHILIPPINES and Indonesia have similar struggles in ensuring that women in conflict zones are protected and have an adequate say in negotiating peace, an Indonesian official said. “I think both ...