AT a small soto food stall in Bantul, Martini finally accepted her boss’s challenge. It was the third time her employer had tried to convince Martini to open her own business. Her boss, a handicrafts businessman, was no longer able to go on with his business. “If within two years you still don’t have enough orders to fill a container, come here and give me a rap on the head,” said Martini, mimicking her boss.

Martini had been working as