Do not Force a Girl to be a Mother . ....

By: Najmatul Millah *) Child marriage or often called early marriage has become an international’s concern and endeavor to eliminate it. According to the data...

Female Circumcision in the Local Tradition

by: Ala’i Nadjib  Circumcision in the Javanese coastal language, the district of Jepara-Pati-Rembang and surrounding areas, is often referred in term nyelamake. Not knowing the...

Santri and the Challenge of Globalized Information

by: Dina Sri Lutfiana I am a daughter, born as the eldest child with two twin younger brothers. Since sixteen years old, I studied in...

Encouraging Teen’s Access to Sex and Reproductive Health Service

By: Muvitasari Halimah, female, 17 years old, unmarried, and is a mother. She lives in a village and had ever earned education in a high...

Men Need to be involved in Gender Transformation Efforts

Jackie Viemilawati :  Men Need to be involved in Gender Transformation Efforts The second speaker, I Gusti Agung Ayu Jackie Viemilawati, is a Balinese-Javanese woman who...

Building Pesantren and Madrasah with Reproductive Health Literacy

by: Nyai Hj. Mahmudah Achmad Is it taboo to talk about reproductive health and sexuality? For me, its not, also for the santri in Darul...

Victims of Sexual Violence Need Protection

By: Nurul Sugiati*   As a social worker who works with women and children victims of violence, whether physical, psychological or sexual violence, interacting with victims...

River : A Sociological Arena

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 06: 05 Nurkhayati Aida Talking about river and its surrounding community, my memory drifted on the role of an architect who...

Exciting Experiences Around Family Planning

Exciting Experiences Around Family Planning  by: Kokom  Komariyah Speaking about KB (Family Planning), I have some exciting, sad, and funny experiences. One day, I delivered a...

Zero Tolerance for Dating Violence

By: Ni’matin Khomsiyah  In a village in the southern area of Pati, there is a culture that when a girl is engaged to her fiancée,...