How Conseil National celebrated Day of the Girl

Day of the Girl at Conseil National.

On 11 October, the Conseil National welcomed 16 girls from Monaco schools to take part in the #Girl2Leader global campaign. The objective of #Girl2Leader is to encourage young girls to consider a career in politics and to understand the role and importance of women in politics.

Day of the Girl at Conseil National.
Day of the Girl at Conseil National.

The event was attended by M. Stephane Valeri, President of the Conseil National, Ms. Isabelle Bonnal, Director of the Department of Youth, Education and Sports, M. Marc Mourou, President of the Education and Youth Commission in the Conseil National and several female MPs, including Ms. Brigitte Boccones-Pages, the first female Vice-President of the Conseil National in Monaco.

Following speeches by M. Stephane Valeri, President of the Conseil National, Ms. Nathalie Amoratti-Blanc, MP and President of the Women and Family Commission in the Conseil National, and Vibeke Brask Thomsen, Director of SheCanHeCan, the girls had the opportunity to ask questions to the Members of Parliament.

Day of the Girl at Conseil National.

The #Girl2Leader campaign represents a special opportunity for girls to hear inspiring personal stories from women politicians, to learn how they got involved in politics and to have the chance to ask them questions. The Monaco-based non-profit organization SheCanHeCan is a proud partner in this initiative and spoke about its activities on promoting girls’ leadership.

SheCanHeCan is a Monaco-based organization, established in 2011, whose aim is to support and inspire girls to take leadership roles. It encourages both boys and girls to challenge deeply-held gender stereotypes and realize their full potential, independent of their gender. Its work is three-fold: conducting workshops on equality in schools and for companies, hosting Parent-Child Book Clubs and celebrating the Day of the Girl in Monaco every year since 2013.

#Girl2Leader is a global initiative which aims to empower girls from all over the world, encouraging them to consider leadership roles in their communities and to get involved in politics by connecting them with female politicians. To mark the International Day of the Girl, the Conseil National and the Odeon Tower were lit in purple on the evening of 11 October.