THE COUNTRY OF SUPERWOMEN
There’s no country in the whole world that practices the concept of equality of gender better than Indonesia.I realized this as I was huddled in a packed Trans-Jakarta bus, along with a dozen of other women, while the (young, vibrant) male members of our society were sitting solemnly, watching us swaying and rocking and clinging miserably to the hand grips in a bumpy ride.
So what? Man and woman are equal. Whatever men can do, women can do just as well. Women are strong- to the bones and to the heart. Standing and swaying are nothing for us. We know it and every man in the bus (apparently) knows it just as well.
There’s no country in the whole world that I love and hate so passionately all at once- more than Indonesia.
posted by eloque @ 5:48 AM
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