NURUL WIDYANINGRUM

Chairperson/Senior Researcher

Nurul joined AKATIGA in 1999 as a researcher and currently serves as chairperson as well as a senior researcher. Her research is closely related to MSMEs and gender issues, such as gender relations and inequality in terms of women’s access to resources.

Nurul is involved with various projects and research at AKATIGA, ranging from research that explores patterns of exploitation of small businesses in 2003 to the Perempuan Kawal JKN project which runs from 2021-2025 with the aim of trying to oversee the implementation of the National Health Insurance (JKN) as MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning). In addition, Nurul is also in charge of several journals owned by AKATIGA, the Journal of Social Analysis (JAS).

Nurul obtained her Master’s degree from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. After that, Nurul continued her studies at the State University of New York, especially in the field of Social Welfare from the School of Social Welfare and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. Her dissertation looked at women’s employment patterns in Indonesia and the implications for their welfare. Some of her recent publications are published in international journals, such as in Progress in Development Studies, Journal of International Social Work, and Journal of Drug Issues.

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