Indonesia ranked second-most dangerous place for women in Asia Pacific: Study

JAKARTA - A study by Singapore-based research company ValueChampion has found that Indonesia is the second-most dangerous country for women in the Asia Pacific region.

The study cited subpar access to health care, lax laws regarding women's safety and overall gender inequality as reasons why the three countries were at the bottom of the list."Deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes either due to cultural or religious beliefs led to women fearing for their well-being more often than in other countries on our list," wrote Anastassia Evlanova who is a research analyst at ValueChampion.

The bill has been deliberated by the House of Representatives since 2016 and was first proposed after the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Bengkulu that same year. The company used data from various sources, including the United Nations Human Development Index, Global Peace Index, World Bank and United States State Department.

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