While in other countries, women are bringing down the powerful men who assaulted and harassed them, in Indonesia assault victims are still struggling to find justice.
www.shutterstock.com
Dyah Ayu Kartika, Pusat Studi Agama dan Demokrasi (PUSAD) Paramadina
A combination of a deep-rooted patriarchal culture, conservative religious values and gender-insensitive law enforcement practices still deters Indonesian women from reporting rape.
Things are changing quickly in lower management, but at the very top there remains a hard-to-attack barrier.
Shutterstock
The hard nuts to crack are getting women into chief executive positions and getting them paid as much.
Most of us make daily decisions about who we choose to work and collaborate with. So what if we used that to improve professional diversity?
rawpixel / unsplash
A confession: I can count on a single hand the number of women I have invited to collaborate with me on publications and grants.
San Antonio Spurs head coach Greg Popovich has advocated for women in coaching. He’s pictured here with assistant coach Becky Hammon at a game against the Los Angeles Lakers in San Antonio, Feb. 6, 2016.
(AP Photo/Darren Abate)
Cuba will not legalize same-sex marriage, as gay activists hoped. But its new constitution adds greater protections for LGBTQ people and for women, and gives Cubans the right to own private property.
Women in Malawi visit clinics many more times in their lives than men.
Shutterstock
Opening up positions of political power to women will lead to effective and better implemented development policies.
Canada’s Minister of the Status of Women Maryam Monsef is pictured in the Library of Parliament on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Feb. 28, 2018.
(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
New research shows that female politicians spend more on health and education, improving the well-being of a population.
Although there is a global war on gender studies, women’s movements around the world continue to resist. Here people shout slogans during a protest at the Sol square during the International Women’s Day in Madrid, March 8, 2018.
(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
The O'Dwyer statement has an eye to areas where Labor has been taking the running. One focal point is seeking to improve the capacity of victims of domestic violence to rebuild their lives.
Same-sex marriage has been legal for a year in Australia, but more progress can still be made on gender inequality in marriages and cohabiting relationships.
Jono Searle/AAP
Marriage equality was a major step forward for Australia. But women in both marriages and cohabiting relationships continue to deal with inequality and gender-prescribed roles.
Rwanda holds the world record in share of female MPs.
Emmanuel Berrod/WIPO/Flickr
Anne Summers is concerned about the slow progress in Australia in addressing sexual harassment and assault.
Supporters of Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro hope he will ‘transform’ their country, which has been mired in political and economic crises since 2015.
AP Photo/Leo Correa
Bolsonaro promised angry Brazilians he would transform their crisis-stricken country. But he didn’t say how. Five Brazil experts examine his policies on crime, the economy, women, the Amazon and more.
Ensuring both men and women have access to baby changing facilities is one of many issues that gender equality mapping can help tackle.
Pixabay
The map will help uncover real experiences of gender inequality in public places, from sports facilities to public transport, community services and infrastructure, to simply walking down the street.
Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney