Marriage is one phase of life for both men and women. The concept and de!inition of marriages varies between cultures, dependent on the function and the purpose of the marriage itself. In general, …
Polygamy is a marriage with more than one partner. This could be practiced by men or women. Marriage of men with more than one woman is called a Polygyny. While marriage of a woman with more than o…
In this study, the deinition of forced marriages is the practice of marriages when one party is coerced, usually to women, as the party considered to violate tradition or other reasons related to …
Culture accommodates knowledge and rules, or values used by its community, to determine an action. In culture, norms, whether it’s good or bad, are formed: when an individual in a speci!ic tradit…
Mixed marriages discussed in this study is the mixed marriages due to difference in ethnics (sub-ethnic)/village, faith, caste, class and social status, even citizenship. The policy on marriage, na…
According to Presidential Decree No.65/2005, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas-Perempuan) has a mandate to contribute to the establishment of a situation conducive to th…
Whilst equal pay, maternity rights and sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, have received attention from feminist scholars, there is an increasing awareness that it is the whole of the …
This book explores the rise and fall of a grassroots, girl-centered organization, GirlZone, which sought to make social change on a local level. Whether skateboarding or designing Web pages, celebr…
Seeds 2" documents economically viable projects borne from women's own initiatives and solidarity in Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Mozambique, Nepal, Sudan, Thailand, the United States, and Zambia. The…
This book argues that the identities and activities commonly associated with women have been eliminated from the theories formulated about international relations. The author points out that these …
This edited collection seeks to unearth the hidden or unexamined implications of some of these crime control policies. Specifically, the chapters examine the policy implications for women and, when…
the book is an initiative to advance our understanding of feminist movements in the current global context, and to apply that understanding to strengthening the capacity of women's organizations to…
This book is an expression of 20 years of history of the Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defence of Women’s Rights (CLADEM) in their defence of women’s rights as well as the outc…
In October 2007, the Youth Coalition collaborated with CREA and CWGL (Centre for Women’s Global Leadership) to organize an international multigenerational dialogue, entitled Listening to Each Oth…
This book spotlights areas of critical concern for immigrant women in the U.S. In many cases, these are concerns shared by all women, especially poor women and women of color. But the report demons…
Women in Malaysia constantly face problems in getting access to justice in matters pertaining to their marital relationships. These problems increase manifold when matters brought to court involve …
First, it looks into the obstacles women confront when entering parliament, be they political, socio-economic or ideological and psychological. Second, it presents solutions to overcome these obsta…
Australian women workers were granted equal pay in 1969. Nearly thirty years later it is rare, but not unheard of, for women to be paid a lower base wage than men doing the same jobs. The equal pay…
Yang diterima : No. 1, Indonesia on the threshold of population ageing ; No. 2, Youth in indonesia ; No. 3, Internal migration in indonesia ; No. 4, Urbanization in indonesia ; No. 5, Women and gir…
In line with the process of democratization, the Government is fully aware that implementation of the National Strategy requires active participation from various parties and stakeholders. Justice …