Critics are calling for the practice to be abolished entirely, citing its discriminatory nature and harmful impact on women ...

Conditions include providing proof of a childless marriage lasting over 10 years, and written permission from a civil servant ...

The regulation requires medical justification from the first wife and proof of a childless marriage lasting over 10 years for ...

Jakarta's new regulation on polygamy for civil servants seeks to reduce divorce rates while ensuring strict oversight.

A recent Jakarta gubernatorial decree providing technical guidelines on polygamy for the city’s male civil servants has ...

In contrast, resource-defense polygamy, where one sex — usually but not always the male — guards territories to attract mates, is highly unstable and often reverts to monogamy. “This ...

A recent decree aimed at regulating polygamy among Jakarta’s male civil servants has sparked a backlash as critics are calling for the practice to be abolished entirely, citing its ...