Grassroots women's advocacy programme (PLA 43)

Through changes in the law and the signing of various international accords, the representation of women in Indonesian society has improved, at least on paper. However, in reality little has changed. This paper follows a grassroots women's group as they set about trying to make policy become reality.

This article was published in PLA 43: Advocacy and Citizen Participation. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading series on participatory learning and action approaches and methods. PLA publishes articles on participation aimed at practitioners, researchers, academics, students and activists. All articles are peer-reviewed by an international editorial board. See: www.planotes.org

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