@techreport{fdi:010088350, title = {{M}apping gender preferences and sex imbalances in {I}ndonesia}, author = {{G}uilmoto, {C}hristophe}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}ndonesia is usually viewed as a country free of the acute forms of gender discrimination observed elsewhere in {E}ast or {S}outh {A}sia. {T}his situation is often ascribed to {I}ndonesia's bilateral kinship system. {T}his paper aims at re-examining gender differentials by focusing on ethnic and regional variations using new indicators of marriage practices and gender bias derived from 2010 census microdata. {T}o do this, we first analyze the heterogeneous marriage systems across {I}ndonesia and highlight the presence of patrilocal patterns in many parts of the archipelago. {W}e also probe the presence of son preference in fertility behaviour. {W}e finally examine the evidence of excessive child sex ratios and excess female mortality in some areas and show how they are related to son preference and patrilocal residence systems. {T}he paper concludes with a broader regional perspective on female demographic vulnerability, distinguishing bilateral {S}outheast {A}sia from more patrilineal {M}elanesia.}, keywords = {{INDONESIE}}, address = {{P}aris}, publisher = {{CEPED}}, series = {{W}orking {P}aper du {CEPED}}, pages = {32 multigr.}, year = {2015}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088350}, }