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Seratus Tahun Feminisme di Indonesia (Arivia dan Subono, FES, 2018)

One Hundred Years of Feminism in Indonesia (Arivia and Subono, FES, 2018)

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FES-published study (2018) by Gadis Arivia and Nur Iman Subono arguing Indonesian feminism has local roots; one page on Gerwani, then New Order state women's organisations and Reformasi (Suara Ibu Peduli, Komnas Perempuan). Overview of feminist history.

Studi terbitan FES (2018) oleh Gadis Arivia dan Nur Iman Subono yang berargumen feminisme Indonesia berakar lokal; satu halaman tentang Gerwani, lalu organisasi perempuan negara Orde Baru dan Reformasi (Suara Ibu Peduli, Komnas Perempuan). Tinjauan sejarah feminisme.

People

Gadis AriviaNur Iman Subono

Organisations

Friedrich-Ebert-StiftungIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Family Welfare GuidanceDharma WanitaNational Commission on Violence against WomenSuara Ibu Peduli

Places

Indonesia

Topics

women's rights and emancipationGerwani organisationNew Orderhistoriography

Tags

feminismmotherhood ideology

Details

Date
2018
Creator
Arivia and Subono
Document type
report (policy study / case study report (think tank publication))
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Scholarship
Source role
secondary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Access
Freely viewable at source but reuse terms apply or are unrecorded: link to the source; host the file only after checking rights.
Citation (APA)
Arivia, G., & Subono, N. I. (2018). Seratus tahun feminisme di Indonesia: Analisis terhadap para aktor, debat, dan strategi [A hundred years of feminism in Indonesia: An analysis of actors, debates, and strategies]. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Indonesia Office.
File
02 Secondary Sources/2.1 Gerwani and Indonesian Women's Movements/Arivia and Subono (2018) - Seratus Tahun Feminisme di Indonesia.pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.94) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
02 Secondary Sources › 2.1 Gerwani and Indonesian Women's Movements
Summary basis
condensed from full annotation

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