REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, has successfully concluded a visit to Indonesia. During her visit, she learned about how Indonesians coping with gender equality issues.

“Empowering women in our societies has significant flow on effects; it drives economic growth and is a significant factor in improving the lives of the wider community,” Despoja said, as quoted in a written statement from Australian Embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday.

“I learned a great deal about how gender equality issues are being tackled in a country as geographically and socially complex as Indonesia. I listened to Indonesian perspectives and stories on women’s empowerment and that will help guide my ongoing work on these issues,” she added. 

Despoja spoke at the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children, and met Minister for Health, Dr Nafsiah Mboi. She also visited women who benefit from a poverty reduction program that offers loans to run small businesses. 

Women from civil society organizations also outlined their agenda to improve women’s economic empowerment, support women’s leadership, reduce violence against women and protect Indonesian migrant workers overseas.

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