Jeremy Thomas: Women Are Much Tougher Now

Jeremy Thomas (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - In commemoration of Kartini Day on April 21, senior actor Jeremy Thomas said that Indonesian women today are much tougher than in the past, so they are expected to continue to grow in their careers.

"In my opinion, Indonesian women are much tougher than they were in the 90s or 80s. We hope that Indonesian women can continue to grow in their careers, develop their talents," said Jeremy as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, April 22.

"Besides that, it also maintains the cultural values or characteristics held by Mrs. Kartini, such as polite, elegant, smart," he continued.

According to Jeremy, Indonesian women today have changed a lot. Jobs that were once dominated by men have now been filled by women.

For example, he said, Sri Mulyani who now serves as Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia and Nicke Widyawati who is the President Director of PT Pertamina. In fact, the stars of movies and soap operas are now dominated by women.

According to him, the number of women who are passionate about their careers today shows that they are actually continuing Kartini's struggle.

"Kartini in the past cannot be equated with the growth and development of today's era, because times have changed. In her era, Mrs. Kartini did the best thing, defending the rights and dignity of women," said Jeremy.

"(Now) as long as they (women) have a passion for work, are positive, and continue to maintain human rights and dignity, it means that they are actually following what Ibu Kartini has done," he concluded.