Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially opened the 20th Congress of Indonesian Catholic Women (WKRI) at the Mega Kemayoran Superblock, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday.

"I am presenting interesting facts about women. Several researches have found that women possess far greater superiority than men," Jokowi noted in his opening remarks.

Women also have a longer life expectancy than men, he remarked.

Moreover, women are stronger in facing competition and have more responsive brains, he added.

"Women also have better multitasking capabilities as compared to men," he stated.

The opening ceremony of the WKRI Congress was also attended by Presidium Chairman of WKRI Justina Rustiawati, Minister of Women`s Empowerment and Child Protection Yohana Susana Yembise, and Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Syaifuddin.

Reporting by Agus Salim

Editing by Fardah Assegaf

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