Women's achievements<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
Alya Rohali's participation in the world beauty contest has
\ncaused great concern in the community, particularly among women.
\nMoreover Alya said the she also represented the Betawi people. In
\nfact the Betawi people have never nominated beauty pageant
\ncandidates.<\/p>\n
Mooryati Soedibyo who sent Alya to the Las Vegas beauty
\ncontest never feels \"enough is enough.\" She seems to have an
\nobsession that an Indonesian lady could win the contest. I am not
\nsure whether she is doing it with business in mind.<\/p>\n
Also the committee has its own way to dampen the community's
\noutrage. They defend themselves with the argument that the rating
\nof the beauty queens does not only involve their physical
\nperformance but also their intellectual capacity. Or that the
\nbeauty contest is aimed at promoting tourism.<\/p>\n
It is ironic when on the one hand women are vigorously talking
\nabout emancipation and sexual harassment, while on the other hand
\nsome are exploiting fellow women for business purposes. Why could
\nthey not hold a contest which is based on scientific work and
\nintellectual achievement instead of physical beauty?<\/p>\n
ALDI<\/p>\n
Bandung, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/womens-achievements-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }