The New Normal of the Feminist Movement in Indonesia

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Sumber	:	Waseda University
Penulis	:	Professor Ken Miichi
Tanggal Publikasi	:	Fri, Oct 30, 2020
Artikel Lengkap	:	The New Normal of the Feminist Movement in Indonesia

In Indonesia, since the political turmoil and democratization of 1998, there has been progress in organizing feminist activism for protection of women’s rights and gender equality. ^(*1) Especially distinctive is the development of Islamic feminism, which, with devotion to Islam as a given, uses its principle of equality as a weapon. To change the mindset of a nation which is 90 percent Muslim, a religious underpinning is essential.

In recent years, the feminist movement has been consistent in calling for passage of a sexual violence law. Just from reported numbers, there are 430,000 cases of violence against women annually in Indonesia (2019), and the number is rising each year. Now, isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has raised fears of further increases in domestic abuse and sexual violence.