Who Is Sicily, The Woman From Kupang, NTT Who Became The President Director Of BRI To Replace Sunarso

Sicily, a woman from Kupang who became Director of BRI in one day. (Photo: Doc. BRI)

JAKARTA - Do you remember Sharon Florencia, who became Minister of State-Owned Enterprises one day after replacing Erick Thohir on September 30? Well, state-owned banking, namely PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BRI) also "must" replace the position of President Director Sunarso within a day.

So who will replace Sunarso? Sisilia, a young woman from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, had the opportunity to experience being the number one person at BRI for one day.

Reporting from Antara, Wednesday, October 6, SOE Minister Erick Thohir appointed 22-year-old Sisilia to be the President Director of BRI for a day through the Girls Take Over program. Sicily was chosen because it has a proud background.

He was an educator and acting principal of an early childhood education school who supervised four major classes at a private educational institution in the city of Kupang. In addition, since 2015, Sicily has joined the community in the fields of education and the environment.

The Girls Take over program is a global campaign initiated by Plan International and held simultaneously in 75 countries every year.

The campaign is to commemorate International Day of the Girls, which falls on October 11. This year's theme is gender equality and women's leadership in the world of work.

The Plan International Indonesia Foundation collaborated with the Ministry of BUMN and Srikandi BUMN from August 17 to October 2021 to commemorate International Girls' Day.

Besides Sicily, there were five other young women from various provinces who were selected as finalists to take over (take over) the Minister of SOEs and five Directors of SOEs for a day through the Girls Take Over program.

BRI President Director Sunarso said that the international scale program was in line with the company's efforts to support gender equality. According to him, Sicily is a reflection of young, multitalented Indonesian women who can create value for the progress of society as well as the vision of BRI.

At BRI, Sunarso continued, the implementation of gender equality is well guaranteed and BRI management is committed to always ensuring that there is no discrimination in the work environment in terms of gender, ethnicity, religion, and race.

"Job opportunities and career development at BRI are carried out by taking into account the competence of each individual through a measurable method. This commitment can be seen from the comparison of female and male workers at BRI," he said.

BRI's support for gender equality can be seen in the composition of BRI's employees. Based on data at the end of 2020, the average composition for female workers was 42.36 percent and 57.64 percent for men.

Through its support for gender equality, BRI wants to be in line with the SOE Ministry's program, which targets the representation of women on the board of commissioners, the board of directors, and one level below the SOE directors at 15 percent in 2021 and 25 percent in 2023.