‘High educated woman in Indonesia (English)’

 
 
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This human book did her master studies in Utrecht and she has now returned to Indonesia.

She intends to have a career in her field of disaster prevention, but that has several challenges. An important factor is the Indonesian culture. As a woman it is pretty much first of all expected to be a good housewife. Usually men take leader positions, in organizations as well as families. Sons will get more opportunities than daughters. Luckily the family of this human book was always supportive of her ambitions. Yet it is interesting to talk about the barriers and how to break them. And what are the differences or similarities, comparing the situation to the Netherlands?