Women's rights can rebuild nation<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
Dec. 10, 2000 heralded the observance of International Human
\nRights Day. This should increasingly strengthen our resolve to
\nenforce human rights and uphold democracy and justice in
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
Hurdles are caused because this nation is not yet ready to
\nabandon its New Order culture, a feudalistic culture left behind
\nby the colonial ruler. Cultural and political breakthroughs are
\nneeded in the running of the state to ensure gender equality and
\nspeed up the civilization process.<\/p>\n
The women's movement is a cultural movement, in the context of
\na cultural revolution, to put an end to overly masculine and
\nmilitaristic ways of thinking on the part of the nation and the
\ncommunity. The security approach can no longer be used to deal
\nwith the challenges of today, including separatism.<\/p>\n
Our national crisis in morality is also attributable to the
\nemasculation of the political rights of women during the New
\nOrder era. Dharma Wanita (organization of women civil servants
\nand employees' wives) and the Indonesian Womens Congress
\n(Kowani), for instance, were co-opted by the government.<\/p>\n
Because of this, some women have taken the easy road to
\nachieve their goals. Hence, the culture of consumerism, hedonism
\nand materialism. As a result, the nation is morally destroyed and
\nthe young are poisoned with drugs and narcotics. They resort to
\njuvenile delinquency and crime in many forms.<\/p>\n
All of these matters are yet to be raised as common problems,
\nbecause, actually inherent in family problems are human rights.
\nNamely, the protection of womens' rights.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the presence of the Indonesian Military\/National
\nPolice in the House of Representatives and the People's
\nConsultative Assembly is a hurdle to womens' progress. Because of
\nthis there is no room for non-party women activists to have a
\nbigger quota so that they can voice the aspirations of women in
\nbuilding up a civil society of the future, an undertaking which
\nmust start right now with a new paradigm emphasizing the civil
\nnational resilience.<\/p>\n
RA BERAR FATHIA<\/p>\n
Alliance of Women<\/p>\n
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