New survey shows violence against women widespread in Indonesia
May 10, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Dita* never imagined that she would be a single mother at the age of 33. But after enduring 10 years of an abusive marriage, she found herself alone and struggling to raise two children.
Her husband had seemed nice enough at first. “When I met him, he was kind and polite,” Dita said.
But soon after their wedding, he forced her to abandon her career. Things escalated from there.
“My husband would beat me and use harsh words when he was angry, sometimes in front of the children,” she said.
Tragically, her experience is not unusual.
A UNFPA-supported survey has just revealed that violence against Indonesian women is widespread.
