Jakarta, November 11, 2024 – The 2024 National Women's Life Experience Survey (SPHPN) conducted by the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection revealed that 1 in 4 Indonesian women aged 15-64 years have experienced violence. Although the number of physical and/or sexual violence against women has decreased since 2016 and 2021, 18,35% of women admitted to having been victims of violence by someone other than their partner, with 4,44% experiencing it in the past year. In urban areas, the number of women who reported experiencing violence was higher at 25,23% compared to in villages (22,45%). Women who work are also more vulnerable (25,29%). The next challenge is to criticize the downward trend in the prevalence of violence against women, which needs to be compared with the reporting of cases of violence. The reported cases are only a small part of the cases of violence that actually occur in women's daily lives.

As long as violence against women still exists, this problem is a shared homework. Therefore, in order to understand more deeply behind quantitative data and reveal findings that are difficult to explain with numbers, the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, in collaboration with LPEM FEB UI and UNFPA conducted an in-depth study through qualitative studies. This study examines social, cultural, and normative factors that influence public perceptions of violence, the obstacles faced by survivors in seeking help, and strategies to reduce violence and increase support for victims. This study covers five districts/cities to describe the conditions of urban and rural communities: Gunung Kidul Regency, Southeast Aceh Regency, Samarinda City, Manado City, and Central Lombok Regency.

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