Gender norms and biases continue to constrain human potential around the world. Like in many countries, the role of women and girls in Indonesia are reinforced through both formal and informal institutions, and perpetuated by the social norms on gender that disadvantage them. Historically, gender norms have put barriers for women and girls in receiving education, accessing health care, participating in the labor force, and having full autonomy over key life decisions like marriage and childbirth. While Indonesia has made some significant progress to address gender inequality, the gender gap remains high[1]. Improving gender awareness and reshaping gender attitudes are important steps to changing long-held norms towards gender and ultimately closing the gender gap in Indonesia. This webinar aims to provide useful insights from the Government of Indonesia’s policy and programs that promote gender equality and discuss learnings from evidence related to women empowerment around the world.

Speakers

H.E. I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati (Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection RI) – to be confirmed
Lenny Rosalin (Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection)
Seema Jayachandran (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab/J-PAL dan Northwestern University)

Friday, 19 November 2021 jam 08.30-10.00 WIB

Participate on Zoom (registration required): https://j-p.al/genderwebinar

or on YouTube (no registration required) bit.ly/fkp-live

Thumbnail photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash