Eight million women illiterate

Eight million women illiterate

MATARAM: State Minister of Women's Empowerment Sri Rejeki
Soemaryoto revealed on Wednesday that the number of illiterate
women in the country stood at about eight million, twice the
number of illiterate men.

Speaking after a meeting with Muslim clerics at the Aziziyah
Islamic boarding school in West Lombok, Sri Redjeki vowed to
reduce the number of illiterate women as soon as possible.

She, however, failed to spell out plans to bring down the
number.

Sri Rejeki called on the people to organize study groups in
districts and regencies to work toward the eradication of
illiteracy.

Apart from illiteracy, Indonesian women face other problems
including high infant and maternal mortality rates, she said. -- Antara