Women group leisure

The image of women's activities as mere accessory

to men's - as left by the new order rule, might have

not entirely fade away but some women grouped in the Mitra Seni Indonesia foundation try to break away from the stereotype.

They started their activities from the very simple thing they have - their love of art.

"We started from the small things that we know and we have. We call ourselves mitra seni (arts partners), so we didn't limited ourselves to any kind arts. Whatever we like, whatever we enjoy, we start learning them," the organization's chairwoman Nana Irawan told The Jakarta Post.