Indonesian women had part in congress (Sunday Herald, 26 Agustus 1951)

=== [PDF page 1] === Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW: 1949 - 1953), Sunday 26 August 1951, page 18 INDONESIAN WOMEN HAD PART IN CONGRESS rpOR the tory first in his time Indonesian women international took part in an conference at Bali when United Nations Asian tion South-East gional Conference Governmental the InformaRefor Non bodies, took place recently. Miss Beryl Wright, who represented the Australian Federation of University Women at the conference, and who returned to Sydney during the said that Indonesian week, women were keenly interested to know were what women doing in other parts of the world. Equal Pay I told some of the that earning was four-fifths of a man's salary ft. the same work, they were amazed," Miss Wright said. "When women well to the fore are with the idea of equal pay for equal work." She added that 40 women -including five Australians from nine countries had been delegates the hundred among to the conference. "The value of the confer in the lay not so much ence passed, which 34 resolutions of a very general nat were the international ure, but m contacts made by these people foi moie than a week who together. lived worked and and the better understanding this will promote," emphasised Miss Wright. "They National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18495537