The annual Sadli Lecture is a collaboration between the Institute for Economic and Social Research (Universitas Indonesia) and the Indonesia Project (The Australian National University). Named in honour of the late Professor Mohammad Sadli, a leading Indonesian policy-maker and economist, the series aims to broaden understanding of, and stimulate debate on, key economic policy challenges faced by Indonesia. Since 2007, the annual Lecture is based on a commissioned paper on Indonesia in comparative economic perspective for the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies.
Beginning in 2023, the Sadli Lecture will also honour Professor (Emeritus) Saparinah Sadli, as well as her late husband Professor Mohammad Sadli. The scope of the series will expand to cover gender equality and social inclusion in addition to international trade, industrial organisation, development economics and macroeconomics, which were the focus areas of Mohammad Sadli.
| About Professor Saparinah Sadli |
Saparinah Sadli started her academic career at the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia, where she earned a doctorate and was awarded a professorship in 1985. In 1990 she established and chaired the Graduate Program in Women Studies at Universitas Indonesia. In addition to her distinguished academic career, Saparinah was an active advocate for human right and social justice. She was a member of the Indonesian Human Rights Commission (1996-200) when the May 1998 Riots occurred. Saparinah was appointed a member of a fact-finding team (Tim Pencari Fakta) formed by then President Habibie to investigate the riots. Partly based on the findings of the fact-finding team, Saparinah and the other activists recommended the formation of the National Commission on Violence against Women, which Saparinah chaired from 1998 to the first half of 2004. Saparinah is recipient of numerous awards for her work in human rights and social justice, including Cendekiawan Berdedikasi by Kompas Daily (2009), The Asia Special Lifetime Achievement Award (2008), Anugerah Hamengkubuwono IX from Universitas Gadjah Mada (2004) and the Rooseno Award (2017). Since 2002, Saparinah Sadli Award was established to recognise women who have greatly contributed to their respective fields. |
Professor Lisa Cameron (source)
The 17th Sadli Lecture will be delivered by Professor Lisa Cameron (The University of Melbourne) entitled Gender equality and development: Indonesia in a global context.
Abstract. Gender equality in Indonesia is about where you’d expect given the country’s level of development. Indonesia has more gender inequality than some neighbouring countries and less than others; and less than in the vast majority of Muslim-majority nations worldwide, regardless of level of income. Women’s economic participation is however low relative to Indonesia’s level of development. Female labour force participation is low as many women leave the work force when they get married and have children, particularly in the formal sector as formal sector employers do not generally offer flexible workplace conditions that would increase their ability to retain female employees. Social norms that position mothers as the main caregiver play an additional important role in women’s low economic participation. Public information campaigns that challenge people’s perceptions of gender norms are likely to be an important component of efforts to increase women’s economic participation. Greater female economic participation has pay-offs in terms of increased national economic growth. By contributing to household income and reducing economic stress within the household, greater female labour force participation is also likely to reduce family violence and so lead to happier home and family lives. A focus on increasing women’s economic empowerment would be far-sighted as the country looks to recover from the pandemic and lay the groundwork for a dynamic future.
Tuesday, 16 May 2023 at 09.30-12.00 WIB (registration will open at 09.00 WIB)
The Lecture will be held at the Auditorium, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia Campus, Depok and livestreamed online.
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Program
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 Opening
09:35 Welcoming remarks
09:45 Keynote remarks by Professor (Emeritus) Mayling Oey-Gardiner (FEB UI)
10:00 Lecture: Gender equality and development: Indonesia in a global context by Professor Lisa Cameron (The University of Melbourne)
10:40 Discussion by Dr Putu Geniki Lavinia Natih (FEB UI) and Dr Asep Suryahadi (The SMERU Research Institute)
11:00 Question & answer session
11:55 Closing remarks by Dr Firman Witoelar (ANU Indonesia Project)
The event will be held in English. Certificate will be provided for in-person attendance only.
Slides and video for past seminars:
