Neues Deutschland, 22 Jan 1979, p. 2: Women raise their voice for peace and disarmament
Neues Deutschland, 22 January 1979, p. 2: ADN item 'Frauen erheben ihre Stimme für Frieden und Abrüstung' on the WIDF (IDFF) statement for International Women's Day 1979. In a list of greetings to women fighting under repression, the WIDF greets women in Chile, Nicaragua, Uruguay and other Latin American countries 'as
Berliner Zeitung, 26 Feb 1979, p. 6: Socialism secures women's rights
Berliner Zeitung, 26 Feb 1979, p. 6: report on the international Bebel conference in Berlin (60 speakers). A short paragraph says Satiajaya Sudiman, member of the PKI leadership, described harsh conditions for Indonesian women: unequal pay and dismissal of women workers who marry or become pregnant. No mention of Gerwa
Neues Deutschland, 26 Feb 1979, p. 6: Discussion on questions of our time
Neues Deutschland, 26 February 1979, p. 6: report 'Aussprache über Fragen unserer Zeit' on the international SED Central Committee conference marking 100 years of Bebel's 'Woman and Socialism'. Satiajaya Sudiman, speaking for the Communist Party of Indonesia, said that Kartini, drawing on Bebel, had developed ideas on
Neue Zeit, 24 Nov 1979, p. 12: Among the Minangkabau the mothers rule
Neue Zeit, 24 November 1979, p. 12 ('Rund um die Welt'): feature 'Bei den Minangkabau regieren die Mütter' on the matrilineal Minangkabau of West Sumatra (about three million people, around Bukittinggi). It describes matrilineal descent, women's ownership of house and land, men's role as outside representatives, and ad
Berliner Zeitung, 10 Jan 1985, p. 5: 63 UN states against discrimination of women
Berliner Zeitung, 10 January 1985, p. 5. ADN/BZ brief '63 UNO-Staaten gegen Frauendiskriminierung': according to the UN press office, Indonesia and Jamaica ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, bringing the total to 63 states including all socialist states; the USA, Br
Neue Zeit, 10 Jan 1985, p. 1: Against discrimination of women
Neue Zeit, 10 January 1985, p. 1: a two-sentence "Kurz informiert" item from New York, "Gegen Frauendiskriminierung", reporting that Indonesia and Jamaica have ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, bringing the total to 63 states; the USA, Britain and West Germany a
Neues Deutschland, 10 Jan 1985, p. 5: Two more states ratified convention against discrimination of women
Neues Deutschland, 10 January 1985, p. 5: ADN news item from New York reporting that Indonesia and Jamaica have ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, bringing ratifications to 63, including all socialist states; the USA, Britain and West Germany had not joined. Brie
Neues Deutschland, 23 Jan 1985, p. 6: Convention against discrimination of women
Neues Deutschland, 23 January 1985, p. 6 (Außenpolitik): short commentary by Dietrich Sow[...] 'Konvention gegen Diskriminierung der Frauen'. After Indonesia and Jamaica joined, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has been ratified by 63 states. It credits the USSR with the
Neue Zeit, 24 Jul 1985, p. 6: In future there will be more women than men
Neue Zeit, 24 July 1985, p. 6. ADN report 'Künftig gibt es mehr Frauen als Männer' on the UN report on world population: women will outnumber men by 175 million by the end of the next century. Indonesia is a one-sentence example: according to the UN report, Indonesian women have a working day 20 percent longer than men
Neues Deutschland, 21 Apr 1990, p. 11: Everyday life on the women's island
Neues Deutschland, 21/22 April 1990, p. 11 (Reportage): "Alltag auf der Fraueninsel" by Lothar Pilz on Bawean, a small Indonesian island nicknamed "Amazonica" because, with most men migrating to Java, Singapore and Malaysia for work, women outnumber men three or four to one and run daily life. It cites Indonesian journ
Neue Zeit, 13 Aug 1993, p. 5: Admission of war guilt
Neue Zeit, 13 August 1993, p. 5: report 'Bekenntnis zur Kriegsschuld' on Japan's new coalition seeking to apologise to neighbouring states. It recalls that up to 200,000 women from Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines were forced into army brothels (so-called 'comfort women') between 1930 and 1
The 1965 genocide in Indonesia concerns us all: the struggle for justice (Wieringa, 2017)
Two-page south-east Asia magazine piece (südostasien 1/2017, German) translating Wieringa's statement as IPT 1965 chair on the July 2016 verdict: crimes against humanity, 400,000-600,000 killed, sexual violence, hate propaganda, complicity of the US, UK and Australia. Gerwani not named.
Feminism as a Class Question, Part I (Ita Fatia Nadia, 2020)
Part I of Ita Fatia Nadia's essay (südostasien 3/2020) tracing the women's movement 1912-65 to Gerwani: peasant and plantation work, marriage and land reform, WIDF ties and 1.7 million members. Notes Kowani in the WIDF 1946-49 and Indonesian women at the WIDF secretariat. In German.
Feminism as a Class Question, Part II (Ita Fatia Nadia, 2020)
Part II of Nadia's essay (südostasien 3/2020): how the army and paramilitaries used sexualised violence to destroy Gerwani after Oct 1965, the Lubang Buaya slander and film, 1966 tattoo 'searches', and New Order redefinition of women's roles. In German.