REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The commemoration of Kartini Day on April 21 is considered not just an annual tradition, but a crucial momentum to reflect on and honor the legacy of the struggle of Raden Ajeng Kartini, the pioneer of Indonesian women's emancipation. Kartini's spirit in fighting injustice, oppression, and stupidity against women of her time, needs to be constantly ignited and actualized in the contemporary context.

“Today we commemorate Kartini Day, an important moment to honor the struggle of Raden Ajeng Kartini and all Indonesian women who have lit the torch of change in this country,” Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Arifah Fauzi said at the “Thousand Professions of Women and Gen Z” event in Jakarta, Monday (21/4/2025).

The Ministry of PPPA together with the Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) commemorated Kartini Day at Senayan Indoor Tennis Building, Jakarta, today, by presenting women from different backgrounds and participants from Generation Z. The party also appreciated Kowani for her initiative in organizing the Kartini Day commemoration on the theme “One Thousand Professions of Women and Gen Z”.

According to Arifah, the activity is a real manifestation of the spirit of collaboration across organizations and across generations that shows the diversity of Indonesian women's role in nation-building through various fields. “Through this forum it is further confirmed that Kartini's struggle continues to live in the step and work of today's women including the young generation who are full of potential and hope towards the Golden Indonesia of 2045,” she said.

She said Kartini was a symbol of women's courage to think critically. According to her, at her young age, Kartini had voiced injustices against women and her people and believed that the progress of the nation could not be achieved without the advancement of women.

“She (Kartini) envisions a fairer Indonesia where women are free to dream, pursue education and determine their own destiny,” he said.

Raden Ajeng Kartini's thoughts and anxieties were written down in letters to one of his best friends, Madam Abendanon, which were later collected in the book Disaster Dark Emerged Bright. “Today we see that light in the figures of Indonesian women as our theme today, One Thousand Professions of Women and Gen Z,” she said. PPPA Minister Arifah Fauzi hopes that the Kartini Day commemoration can be an inspiration and hope for Indonesian women to dare to step up, speak out, and lead the Indonesian nation.

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