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.
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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.
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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.
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