Deputy Minister of Population and Family Development: Women as the Pillar of Success for Golden Indonesia 2045
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Population and Family Development (Wamendukbangga)/Deputy Head of the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN) Ratu Ayu Isyana Bagoes Oka stated that women play a strategic role as the pillar of success in building a quality generation towards Golden Indonesia 2045.
In an official statement in Jakarta on Sunday, Isyana highlighted that women, especially mothers, hold a key role in ensuring the readiness of the next generation to face future challenges, while also supporting the implementation of the government’s national priority programmes.
According to her, Indonesia is currently at an important momentum in the form of a demographic bonus, where the number of the working-age population exceeds the non-working-age population. This condition must be optimally utilised through quality human development.
“Women are not only part of development but the main driver of change. If infrastructure has been strengthened, then improving the quality of human resources, especially women, becomes very crucial, as outlined in the fourth AstaCita of President Prabowo Subianto,” said Deputy Minister Isyana.
Furthermore, she emphasised that nation-building must start from the smallest unit, namely the family. The formation of the Ministry of Population and Family Development/BKKBN in October 2024 is a concrete manifestation of the government’s commitment to strengthening the role of the family as the foundation of national development.
“The role of women in the family is very significant, from educating, caring for, to managing household life,” she said.
Deputy Minister Isyana added that the challenges of child-rearing today are increasingly complex along with the development of technology and continuously changing social dynamics. Therefore, parents are required to keep learning and adapting.
“The world keeps moving, the way we communicate also changes. Parents must be willing to keep learning and enhancing their knowledge so they can properly accompany their children,” said the Deputy Minister.
“Our approach is based on the life cycle, starting from in the womb, toddlers, adolescents, to the elderly, so that human development runs holistically and sustainably,” said Deputy Minister Isyana.
She also highlighted the importance of attention to adolescent and elderly groups as part of family development, considering that adolescents today face increasingly complex challenges, including mental health. In addition, maintaining the productivity of the elderly also becomes an important part in welcoming the demographic bonus.
“Adolescents need space to share and get solutions. Therefore, we provide counselling forums so they do not feel alone in facing problems. We also must ensure that the elderly remain empowered and productive, because this is part of what we call the second demographic bonus,” said Deputy Minister Isyana.