When my children were little, I made a life-changing decision—to pause my career and be a full-time mom. I wanted to be fully present for their early years, cherishing every milestone and ensuring they had the love and attention they needed. But deep down, I never lost my ambition to work and continue my education.
Mass media has a huge influence on people’s opinions and attitudes on various issues, including sharping the gender norms and roles at Indonesian society. We have seen frequently how media reinforces stereotypes of women and girls, particularly the online media. In many cases, online journalism often objectifies and sexualizes women and girls in their online
This story has been published in The Nation, a US based independent media on 1st February 2024. This publication is reshared in Tulisan Puan to inform the Global South community on the current situation in The US regarding Israeli genocidal action to Palestina. The publication can be searched by it’s original title : “Calling for
Introduction In the book Do Muslim Women Need Saving?, Lila Abu-Lughod (2015) examines the extravagant language of rescue and liberation used by Western media and human rights activists in portraying Muslim women to justify military invasion and development interventions as if Muslim women are the victims of Islam that need to be rescued from its
In September 2023, we often heard in the media about the conflict between the police and the indigenous community in Rempang, Batam, Indonesia. Why does this conflict arise? Community relocation due to the development of mega projects, called Eco-City of Rempang, is the leading cause. The Indonesian government has planned to build a multibillion-dollar Chinese-owned
Van der Ploeg and Long (1994) argue that locality has the potential strength to play in the development sector that can contribute to sustainability rather than threaten global development. Even local development is seen to fit the needs of the local community rather than adopting Western or outsider approaches to develop the local community. Such
Reksa. Kita telanjang lagi. Aku memungut sisa-sisa hari ini tanpa kamu yang menemani pangkal pahaku yang kering. Kita senang mengalir bersama shower ringkih asam berbau besi berkarat. Tapi sekarang aku rebah di padang pasir. Haus, Tidak ada air yang melegakan kerongkonganku yang mentok dicekik picing pidana. Aku berharap semalam kita mimpi basah. Karena kekasihku mati
The interchangeability of being a woman and having the ability to do it all should be normalised, Why isn’t normalised now? I wonder. Why are people still amazed when one of us is able to shine and still have it all under control? Why is there an expectation of us to do this and that
In this episode, Angie is discussing decolonising menstrual health in Indonesia based on her experience with Simavi, a Dutch NGO who focuses on women’s rights to water, sanitation and hygiene, including menstrual health. Angie was interviewed by XingYu, from Debris Town, a digital platform for embracing young female fragmentation globally. Click below button to listen
Understanding women’s rights is fundamental in the development sector. However, these rights entities have been widely followed by the crisis of universality (Mutua, 2015). The universality of entitlement is not only about Northern versus Southern practices but also forces the idea that women-related concerns are seen as universal for all women, despite being in the
