2022 Indonesia Update: Gender equality and diversity in Indonesia: identifying progress and challenges

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Times displayed below are in Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB) or GMT+7 and in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) which is GMT+10.

Day One: Friday 16 September

Time (WIB) Time (AEST) Topic and speakers
6.00am 9.00am Opening address
Speaker: Helen Sullivan (Australian National University)
6.10am 9.10am Political update
Chair: Marcus Mietzner
Vulnerable but resilient: Indonesia in an age of democratic decline
Speaker: Ken Setiawan (University of Melbourne)
Discussant: Lila Sari (Australian National University)
Q&A
7.25am 10.25am Tea break
7.45am 10.45am Economic update
Chair: Robert Fergusson
The Indonesian economy in turbulent times
Speakers: Titik Anas (Ministry of Finance; Universitas Padjajaran), Hal Hill (The Australian National University), Dionisius Narjoko (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia), and Chandra Triputra (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia)
Discussant: Riyana Miranti (University of Canberra)
Q&A
9.00am 12.00pm Lunch break
10.00am 1.00pm Session 1. Introductory overview
Chair: Sally White
Indonesia’s democratic transition: how has it impacted gendered power?
Speaker: Kathryn Robinson (The Australian National University)
Q&A
10.30am 1.30pm Session 2. Gender ideologies, representation and contestations
Chair: Virginia Hooker
Gendering Islamic and Islamist movements in contemporary Indonesia: gender - Ulama and Hijrah movements
Eva Nisa (The Australian National University)
Transgender citizenship and public gender in Indonesia
Benjamin Hegarty (The University of Melbourne)
Gender diversity in parliament, cabinet, and ambassadorial appointments: a work of progress?
Ella Prihatini (Bina Nusantara University and the University of Western Australia)
Q&A
12.00pm 3.00pm Tea break
12.20pm 3.20pm Session 3. Economic forces and gender equality
Chair: Diahhadi Setyonaluri
Gender equality in Indonesia from an economic perspective: long term trends and explanations
Sarah Dong and Nurina Merdikawati (The Australian National University)
Women and digitalization: the promises and challenges of internet use in the Indonesian labor market
Niken Kusumawardhani (The SMERU Research Institute)
Does access to work bring equality at home? The burden of care work in Indonesia
Atnike Sigiro (Universitas Paramadina)
Q&A
1.50pm 4.50pm END OF DAY 1
5.00pm EXHIBITION
An in-person exhibition featuring art by contemporary Indonesian female artists, dancers and musicians (pre-registration is required)

Day Two: Saturday 17 September

Time (WIB) Time (AEST) Topic and speakers
6.00am 9.00am Session 4. Social policy reforms and agendas- challenges to policy implementation
Chair: Salut Muhidin
Progress and challenges on national laws and bylaws against sexual violence
Andy Yentriyani (Komnas Perempuan/National Commission on Violence against Women)
Women and social assistance: revisiting the gender equality agenda in Indonesia’s social protection policy
Vania Budianto (The Australian National University)
Addressing child marriage towards an inclusive protection of children in Indonesia
Santi Kusumaningrum (PUSKAPA; Columbia University), Ni Luh Putu Maitra Agastya (PUSKAPA), Andrea Adhi (PUSKAPA)
Q&A
7.30am 10.30am Tea break
7.50am 10.50am Session 5. Gender expressions through culture, art and media -representations and practice
Chair: Elly Kent
Gender politics in Indonesian visual arts: new directions
Wulan Dirgantoro (The University of Melbourne)
Feminist interventions in cultural activism
Intan Paramaditha (Macquarie University)
The rise of male caregiver protagonists on screen: a middle-class biased shift of ideal masculinity
Evi Eliyanah (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Q&A
9.20am 12.20pm Closing address
Chair: Blane Lewis
Speaker: HE Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia)
9.30am 12.55pm END OF CONFERENCE
1.00pm IN-PERSON LUNCH (pre-order required)

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