The Portrayal of Poverty Experienced by Women

This book is a collection of WRI personnel’s writings that highlight the various poverty-led problems faced by women. It attempts to show in detail images of the poverty situation faced by women. This book shows the fact that the problem of gender-based poverty remains unresolved despite the issuance of legal bases to promote gender equality in Indonesia.

We hope that through this book, Women Research Institute contributes to everyones increasing awareness of gender-based poverty, especially decision and policy makers. The intersectional relationship between gender equality and poverty means that public policy targeting gender-equity, in the form of Policies, Regulations or Local Area Budget, can be useful for reducing poverty faced by women in Indonesia.

Preview of paper titles in the book:

• Gender-Based Poverty Eradication Strategy
• Human Development Index and Gender Inequality
• Making Money Is Easier than Surviving, Problems of Women Migrant Workers
• Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts: Urgent Agenda for Central Government and
• Local Administrations
• Protection of Women Labors and Employment Policies in Indonesia
• Domestic Workers (PRT) Situation in Indonesia

THE PORTRAYAL OF POVERTY EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN
Authors: Edriana Noerdin, Erni Agustini, Diana Teresa Pakasi,
Sita Aripurnami, Siti Nurwati Hodijah
Publisher: WRI, 2006
Pages: vii+163 pages
ISBN: 979-99305-4-5