Women looking to become police officers in Indonesia are reported to have to undergo an invasive “two-finger” virginity test and be “pretty” as a part of the recruitment process.
Despite the tests not being recorded as an official requirement, it is still conducted across the country under the guise of a “morality or physical examination”.
Reports said Indonesian police believe that society will not accept a female police officer who has an active sex life or used to be a sex worker.
The test is conducted by inserting two fingers into the vagina to see if the woman’s hymen is still intact — a method which has long been criticised as invasive while also not being able to accurately determine a woman’s virginity either.
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