Feminism growing despite catcalls of ‘feminazi’

Sisters stick together: Participants dancing during a Women’s Day rally in Jakarta. — AFP

THOUSANDS in Jakarta took part in the global Women’s March early this month, as they wait for the hotly contested Jakarta gubernatorial election to pass.

The backlash did not take long to begin online, focusing on a university student. Like in many other cases, it began not as an insult against her politics but as harassment.