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Tourist villages in Indonesia offer opportunities for women to earn money

In Indonesia’s agricultural sector, rural women earn less than men and patriarch is perpetuated. While women are actively involved in agricultural production such as wedding and harvesting, they lack the physical strength to clear land and plough. Women undertake more unpaid household work including food preparation and daily chores and they take care of livestock. Read More …

Batik: Indonesia’s treasured textile craft

A craftsman at a batik workshop in Indonesia. Credit: Purnima Sharma A batik design in progress at a workshop. Credit Purnima Sharma For Indians who are curious about batik—a wax-resist dyeing technique—Indonesia holds many surprises because this is where batik continues to thrive, albeit in a different style and format.  “Even though our country is Read More …