Toni is a transfer student from NDSU majoring in Elementary Inclusive Education. She is from Owatonna, Minnesota and enjoys rain, coffee, the Bison, her family, and cabin life. The document then discusses women's rights and status in Indonesia, including the legal age of marriage, acceptance of polygamy and domestic violence, women's roles in society, and differences between traditional, aristocratic, and modern women. It also notes that while women have equal land and property rights, they face threats such as sexual harassment, trafficking, and strict religious dress codes and rules.

1. By: Toni

2.  I am a transfer student from NDSU this
semester.
 I am from Owatonna, MN (southern MN)
 Majoring in Elementary Inclusive Education
 I love rain, coffee, the Bison, my family, and
my cabin/lake life in general.

3.  The legal age of marriage is 16 for women and
19 for men.
 In 2000, 13.3 percent of females 15-19 were
married, divorced, or widowed.
 Polygamy is legal if a man can provide
evidence that his first wife is unable to carry
out all responsibilities as wife.
 Men are head of the house.

4.  Rape is a punishable offense in Indonesia, however the
legal definition of rape does not include spousal rape.
 2004 domestic violence was declared a crime, but the
Islamic Law still allows domestic violence against
wives. (Article 48 provides authority to husband to
commit violence against wife.)
 2006, 41% of documented cases of divorce involved
domestic violence.
 Were most women do not report, in 2010, 11,469 cases
of violence against women were reported.

5.  Over 30 percent of women once married agree that
husband beat them for any of the following reasons:
she burned the food, she argues with him, she goes out
without telling him, she neglects children, or refuses
sex.
 Abortion is only legal where the woman’s life is in
danger
 Trafficking and prostitution pose serious threats for
women, mostly for those poor and little education.
 2004, found that 90 percent of women claimed to have
been subjected to some form of sexual harassment in
work place (25 percent of men).

6.  Men and women have equal ownership rights.
 Women have full rights concerning access to
land and property.
 In event of divorce, both spouses retain what
was prior owned before marriage and equally
split any joint property.
 Women can register as land owners.
 Women have access to bank loans and credit
and have right to conclude contracts on their
own.

7.  Women in Indonesia are mainly Muslims and
follow the Islamic religion.
 Women have strict dress code
 Women are not allowed to marry non-Muslim
men but men can marry non-Muslim women.
 Women are not allowed to pray, fast, or touch
the Qur’an during child birth or menstruation
but are forced to make up for the time they
missed.
 Men play the more dominant role

8.  In Indonesia, women are characterized under three
social groups- Traditional, aristocratic, and the
modern women.
 Traditional: the women who live in villages and
are hardworking, willing to make sacrifices, they
provide a powerful voice within family and attend
the Islamic religious schools.
 Aristocratic: expected to be fully obedient to their
husbands, given high status but remain modest
and function primarily in the household. Title is
basically powerless however are the least likely to
be ignored by other women.

9.  The modern women: Usually live in the city
and are well educated. They try to find
solutions to the problems that cause women
and children the disadvantage in society.
 All three groups have potential to make
difference within own groups but women in
general are often not heard.

10.  "Indonesia." Gender Equality in. N.p., n.d.
Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
<http://genderindex.org/country/indonesi
a>.
 "Life for Muslim Women in Indonesia."
Indonesia. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
<http://muslimwomensrightsindonesia.we
ebly.com/life-for-muslim-women-in-indonesia.
html>.