Two women technician are assigned to oversee and monitor maintenance without blackouts at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Wider Opportunities for Women in Male-Dominated PLN
BY :YUDHA BASKORO
APRIL 22, 2022
The state-owned utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) opens ample opportunities for women to work in more diverse and equal roles in the still male-dominated fields. The PLN's electrical engineers and technicians are not only dominated by men but also by women.
On April 20, 2022, two-woman technicians are assigned to oversee and monitor maintenance without blackouts at the electrical substation in a strategic area located in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta,
PLN has 24 percent female workers of 1,406 employees in the Greater Jakarta area. They have occupied various strategic positions, with 48 percent or almost half being engineers or technicians. Then, 33 percent of them hold structural positions at the Middle Management level.
The spirit of emancipation sparked by Indonesian national heroine Raden Ajeng Kartini inspires the company to continue to grow and create new opportunities for anyone, especially women workers, so they can develop their careers for a transcend future.
Three male technicians work at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)Two female technicians brief their male co-workers during an assignment at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)A female technician talks on her handy talky during an assignment at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)A female technician oversees her co-worker during an assignment at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)Two female technicians conducted an electricity check during an assignment at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)Two woman technicians operated an electric power bank during an assignment at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)Two woman technicians checked an electric power bank during an assignment at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)Two woman technicians put a battery inside an electric bike in front of an electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)Two woman technicians ride an electric bike after conducting a routine check at the electrical substation in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on April 20, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)