66: The politics of gender

66: The politics of gender
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April-June 2001

Politics and Human Rights

The politics of gender This edition highlights Indonesia's women and men - and its gays, lesbians, bissu and other genders - Gerry van Klinken

The new conservatives Golkar and PDIP parliamentarians join forces to pull down Gus Dur - Gerry van Klinken

Box - The new conservatives Gus Dur's troubles - timeline

Groundhog Day Defence planners wake up and find Asia is (still) a threat - Simon Philpott

Peace journalism in Poso When reporting ethnic conflict, journalists can make a difference - Jake Lynch and Annabel McGoldrick

Aceh will not lie down A new generation of victims speaks out. Will Indonesia now negotiate? - Lesley McCulloch

Don't let them drown Australia must be a good global citizen towards refugees who transit Indonesia - Anita Roberts

Culture

Wisanggeni, Ned Kelly, and Tommy A new novel explores the ambiguous role of the outlaw in today's Indonesia - Marshall Clark

Women and Men

Out in front This energetic cabinet minister wants more power for women, fast - Vanessa Johanson talks with Khofifah Indar Parawansa

Women and the nation Throughout its history, outsiders wanted the women's movement to be nationalist first of all. Now women are finding their own voice - Susan Blackburn

Box - Women and the nationRifka Annisa - Wineng Endah

Jakarta women's barefoot bank Poor kampung women double their income through their own micro-credit scheme - Lea Jellinek

Gay men in the reformasi era Homophobic violence could be a by-product of the new openness - Dédé Oetomo

Quo vadis, lesbians? Lesbians want to be themselves - Bunga Jeumpa and Ulil

Sex in the city Between girl power and the mother image, young urban women struggle for identity - Yatun Sastramidjaja

Sulawesi's fifth gender What if there were not just two genders, but five? In Indonesia, there are - Sharyn Graham

Left-over from death Timorese women raped by Indonesian militias need justice. So do all the other women who survived New Order abuse - Galuh Wandita

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