Discrimination

Discrimination

On Oct. 16, my friend and I took an old friend for a drink.
She was visiting Jakarta on family business. We preferred to go
to a hotel, feeling it would be a safe place to go. So we decided
to go to the bar at the Shangri-La Hotel. But two security guards
stopped us. Why?

They gave so many reasons. One of them is that "because there
are too many women inside". But while we were still standing
there they let expatriate women in and any women who walked in
with an expat man. Again we asked: "Why can't we go in?" Finally
one of the security personnel said it was because my friend was
wearing a "top" with no sleeves. On the other hand, they did not
reject expat women who came in with expat men and disregarded
what they wore.

We would like further explanation on this matter.

SUKMA

Jakarta