Ment, and the role of the womens movement in the structuring of the indepen- dent Indonesian state, the politics of the immediate post-independence period and the transition to the authoritarian New Order. It analyses in detail the gender relations of the New Order regime, focused around the unitary family form expounded in New Order ideology and the contradictory implications of the opening up of the economy to foreign capital and ideas for gender relations. It examines the forms of political activism that were possible for the womens movement under the New Order, and the role it played in the fall of Suharto and the transition to democracy. The relationship between Islam and women in Indonesia is also addressed, highlighting the way in which Islam became a critical focus for political dissent in the late New Order period. Overall, this book provides a thorough investigation of the relationship between gender, reli- gion and democracy in Indonesia, and is a vital resource for students of gender studies and Indonesian affairs.