Semangat Kartini, Kisah Ajeng Elsantika Capai 2.000 Jam Sebagai Masinis Perempuan Pertama

Perjuangan Ajeng Elsantika Purnawati, di PT KAI Daop VI Yogyakarta tengah mengejar jam agar bisa menjadi perempuan pertama yang menjadi masinis.

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00:00 [MUSIC]

00:12 Machinist figures are rarely seen by most train passengers,

00:17 because their existence is not directly related to them.

00:22 But their role is vital, because they are responsible for the safety of the passengers.

00:29 What makes it special is that this profession is now being favored by women,

00:35 even though they are still a minority.

00:39 In PTKA in the Namyogyakarta operational area, for example,

00:44 of the 135 machinists and assistant machinists on duty,

00:48 only three are female.

00:52 Ajeng El Santika Purnawati is one of them,

00:56 where after passing a selection process in 2022,

01:00 the original blood of East Java is declared qualified and placed in the Namyogyakarta Doab

01:07 to then undergo special training and introduction to the field of work.

01:13 And since taking up the profession, with her partner,

01:17 a 22-year-old woman who is still a machinist assistant,

01:23 is now fighting to reach 2,000 hours to raise her level to become a machinist,

01:29 where she really enjoys her journey.

01:32 [MUSIC]

01:37 While being an assistant, I like to work like I'm on the road.

01:45 I don't feel bored because I'm always going around.

01:49 Sometimes today I go to Cirebon, tomorrow to Banjar, tomorrow to Surabaya, like this.

01:56 [MUSIC]

02:00 As a minority in her profession,

02:02 Ajeng admitted to having inferior and fearful feelings.

02:07 Especially because there are often sinister comments against her gender,

02:11 which are mostly filled by men.

02:14 However, she and Siti Avioni and De Morita

02:19 try to prove that they are able to be the first women

02:23 who will become machinists for the Norlistrik train.

02:27 From the city of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Area,

02:30 Imam Prasetyo, Antara News Agency, reported.

02:34 [MUSIC]

02:39 [BLANK_AUDIO]