The number of violence against women in Indonesia continues to increase every year, this can be seen from data released by the National Commission on Violence Against Women and the State Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection. The problem is, although the two state institutions regularly release data on violence against women, the data released does not nationally represent the data on violence. This study aims to find reasons on why data on violence in Indonesia cannot be used as material for policy making. By using ethnographic methods in the National Commission on Violence Against Women, the Ministry, and six partner institutions, this study found a number of facts why the data on violence in Indonesia is so unreliable. At the ministry level, the main constraints are with the forms that are difficult to fill in, the model of tiered bureaucracy that is useful for reporting, but with the higher the level, the less violence data there are, the limited number of registrar. Whereas National Commission on Violence Against Women data are constrained by a centralized and voluntary data collection model, that more than 65% of partners do not return the data collection forms. This results in both the Ministry and the Komnas Perempuan data being just the tip of the iceberg of the problem of violence against women in Indonesia.

Policies in the economic and development sector still place men as the main actors, women only as “task assistants” in economic activities. The women of Liang Bunyu village in West Sebatik District make Seaweed farming a source of household income and become a leading commodity in village economic development. The women in the village bind seaweed farming for the nursery. A job that men are reluctant to do, but the most important part of the production process. This paper discussed how Sebatik women play a crucial role in making seaweed cultivation a household business. It will be an essential input for the local government policy of developing a household business driven by housewives. The research method used was a qualitative description with an ethnographic approach to make participant observations and in-depth interviews are accurate in collecting data and field findings. The research found that Sebatik women had the prospect to be an entrepreneur. It's just that Sebatik's economic development does not necessarily increase women's empowerment. Not many Sebatik women farmers think about selling seaweed as a processed product, which is more economically valuable and profitable. Education and community culture were the main causes, even though kinship and ethnic networks could function as economic capital. Sebatik woman farmers need government support in both policy regulation and practical assistance, especially in entrepreneurial training.

Many countries have been forced to increase their debt to face the Covid-19 pandemic with the assumption that it will be settled once the economy returns to normal. But the pandemic is still ongoing even though it has passed a year and a half. The emergence of new variants of the Coronavirus has forced the re-imposition of even stricter restrictions. The direct result is a budget deficit, as state revenues fall, while spending rises. The longer the restrictions last, the larger the deficit will be, so it is still very possible for additional new debt to occur. With the increasing number of debts, scenarios are needed to solve them, including the worst option. This study presents various possibilities that a country can do to pay off debts that are difficult to repay, based on the experiences of several countries that have experienced it in the past. It is also a possible new breakthrough alternative, despite facing complex domestic political challenges. The alternative is based on phenomenological research in virtual communities through the internet on the phenomenon of pandemics and state debt. The results show common actions by the State in overcoming the economic crisis, namely, increasing tax rates, reducing salaries and facilities for employees/officials, selling (shares) of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN). Then unpopular alternative offers such as leasing certain islands/areas to foreign parties, and other breakthroughs.

In 4 years of observations of ISMEA (Indonesia Small Medium Enterprises Association), the research taken shows many SMEs neglect the effort to build a brand or branding then more focused on sales strategies to drive revenue instead. This condition will have an impact on the sustainability of the SMEs themselves.  Since 2016, ISMEA is aggressively promoting SMEs products that are unique, homemade, and handmade through exhibitions and bazaars. From Exhibitions and Bazaars, the sales are much faster and definite rather than by stores or resellers. However, as a reaction to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, SMEs in ISMEA have to change their marketing method to Virtual Exhibitions. In virtual exhibitions, brand or branding plays a significant role in the business's reputation. Building a brand or branding is an effort to portray the image and perception that will be embedded in buyers or customers. The role of universities to educate about branding and reputation greatly assist SMEs on business sustainability in the era of Covid-19. Two months of training did conduct online and their products were sent to the trainers for evaluation and improvement. The SMEs were assigned tasks to enhance their skills. After the training, several SMEs began taking part in virtual marketing held such as BRI UMKM Virtual Mart, Ciputra Virtual Exhibition. In the future, ISMEA planned an initiative to organize its first virtual exhibition in October 2021 on Batik Day.

Tulisan ini berfokus pada evaluasi program Generasi Berencana (GenRe Ceria), khususnya pada akses kesehatan reproduksi, yang dilaksanakan oleh Badan Kependudukan dan Keluarga Berencana Nasional Provinsi DKI Jakarta yang menyasar pada anak perempuan sebagai subjek kebijakan. Data BKKBN menyebut 57.688.472 jiwa yang berada dalam rentang usia remaja, artinya satu dari setiap 4 orang penduduk Indonesia adalah remaja. Jumlah yang sangat besar tersebut adalah potensi yang memerlukan pengelolaan yang terencana, sistematis dan terstruktur agar dapat bermanfaat bagi modal pembangunan bangsa ke depan. Genre Ceria dimulai pada 2015 dan berakhir pada 2020, dengan pendekatan kepada remaja melalui wadah pengembangan Pusat Informasi dan Konseling Remaja/Mahasiswa (PIK R/M) di sekolah. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi program Generasi Berencana di DKI Jakarta dengan menggunakan CIPP Evaluation Model pada PIK R/M di enam sekolah di DKI Jakarta Barat yang menjadi ujung tombak dalam upaya memberikan akses layanan dan informasi kesehatan reproduksi bagi remaja perempuan. Dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif, tulisan ini berargumen bahwa program Genre Ceria yang digagas oleh BKKBN DKI Jakarta berjalan optimal meski cenderung terfokus pada remaja yang masih bersekolah, mengabaikan remaja yang putus sekolah, dan ketidakmampuan memahami situasi kultural masyarakat.