Saparinah Sadli was born on 24 August 1927 and is an Indonesian psychologist and activist.
21 Facts About Saparinah Sadli
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Saparinah Sadli was a lecturer at the University of Indonesia and spearheaded the establishment of its Department of Women's Studies.
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Saparinah Sadli has been awarded the Nabil Award, the Roosseno Award, the Cendekiawan Berdedikasi Award from Kompas, and a lifetime achievement award from Femina magazine.
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The daughter of a Javanese aristocrat, Saparinah Sadli attended a Dutch-run school for Dutch and Dutch-speaking children.
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Saparinah Sadli received a degree from the Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, in 1961.
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Saparinah Sadli received her doctorate after successfully defending her thesis, titled Social perception on deviance, on 7 February 1976.
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Saparinah Sadli taught at the University of Indonesia, serving as the dean of the Faculty of Psychology between 1976 and 1981.
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Saparinah Sadli worked with the National Population and Family Planning Board during the 1970s to promote women's reproductive rights.
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In 1985, Saparinah Sadli was made a full professor at the University of Indonesia.
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Saparinah Sadli spoke in defence of the feminist writer Julia Suryakusuma, who had studied under Sadli in the 1970s, when the latter was detained by the State Intelligence Agency in 1988 for her gendered exploration of the New Order regime.
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Saparinah Sadli was initially hesitant, as the field was widely dismissed, and even through the 1990s Indonesians viewed the concepts of "feminism" and "gender" negatively.
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Saparinah Sadli served as the department's leader until 2000, navigating between those who viewed feminism negatively and the demands of activists who proudly accepted the feminist label.
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Saparinah Sadli was one of the academics who monitored Indonesia's implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
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Between 1996 and 2000, Saparinah Sadli was a member of the National Commission on Human Rights.
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Saparinah Sadli became the commission's first chairwoman, serving from 1998 to 2004.
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Saparinah Sadli expressed support for the women farmers of Kendeng, Central Java, who were protesting the construction of a cement factory.
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The Saparinah Sadli Award was established in 2002 to recognize activists whose work aligns with Sadli's vision.
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Saparinah Sadli herself received the Nabil Award in 2011 for her contributions to nation-building, and in 2017, she received the Roosseno Award for her continued efforts to combat violence and discrimination against women.
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Saparinah Sadli declined an offer of the Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana, Indonesia's second highest award for civilians.
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Saparinah Sadli was recognized by the newspaper Kompas with a Cendekiawan Berdedikasi Award for her dedication to academia.
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That year, Saparinah Sadli received a lifetime achievement award from Femina magazine.