Women's equality with men remains distant: Minister<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Women have much to overcome before they can
\nequalize their roles with men's, State Minister of Women's roles
\nMien Sugandhi said yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"The are so many variables in society which block their
\nefforts, such as society's reluctance to accept and recognize
\nwomen's greater role,\" Mien told journalists at her office.<\/p>\n
According to Mien, some men and women do not seem ready to
\naccept a greater role for women, especially in leadership.<\/p>\n
\"It is obvious among married couples that most husbands want
\nto defend their traditional role as the breadwinner. They stop
\nwomen becoming independent,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Men generally consider women as inferior, she said. But there
\nare also women who subordinate themselves to men and the
\npatriarchal system which defies the whole purpose of promoting
\nthe concept of women in development.<\/p>\n
\"Equality is something which should be achieved through
\nstruggle,\" Mien said.<\/p>\n
Equal partnership between men and women, according to Mien,
\nmeans mutual respect for one another, a value inherent in
\nIndonesian culture.<\/p>\n
\"Equal partnership, however, does not mean that each sex
\nshould abandon the roles that have been socially constructed to
\nsuit their natures,\" Mien said.<\/p>\n
Mien said it was more important to educate women so that they
\nparticipated more in decision-making processes. (14)<\/p>",
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