Decades of Change: Women's Rights in Contemporary Indonesia - Bill Kellogg Discussion Series

The next meeting of the Bill Kellogg UNA-BC Discussion Series will be held on Tuesday

December 16 at 1:00-2:30. in the Boulder Creek Room of the Boulder Public Library. Our

featured speaker is Rachel Rinaldo, associate professor of sociology and faculty director of the

Center for Asian Studies at CU Boulder. Her research interests include gender, religion, social

change, development, and qualitative methods, with a focus on Muslim Southeast Asia.

Rachel’s presentation is on “Decades of Change: Women's Rights in Contemporary Indonesia.”

Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, yet it is also known for its dynamic civil

society and women's active involvement in public life. In her presentation she will briefly discuss

the history of women's rights in Indonesia, followed by a description of her research on Muslim

women and divorce. In particular, she addresses how rising divorce rates reflect women's

increasing marital aspirations and how Islamic courts facilitate this trend. She will conclude with

a discussion of how Indonesian women have navigated family and work responsibilities during

and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

I hope you will be able to participate in our December meeting. If you have any questions or

suggestions about the series, please contact Robert McNown at 303-726-7153 or by email at

mcnownr@gmail.com