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皇冠体育app Embassy celebrated International Women鈥檚 Day with a double activity.

At an event at the Residence on 7 March, we launched 鈥楲eader for a Day鈥�, second edition, a competition that matched nine young women with outstanding professionals who shared their activities on 8 March, with the objective of promoting gender equality in leadership positions. 皇冠体育appse are the ladies that participated:

• Valentina Stancov accompanying Beatriz Argim贸n, Vice President of the Republic
• Florencia Acerenza accompanying Carolina Cosse, Mayor of Montevideo
• Priscila Castillos accompanying Mariana Chilibroste, Co-founder of Sellin
• Shirley Yanina Barit茅 accompanying Silvia Emaldi, Engineer, President of UTE
• Alejandra Gonzalez accompanying Pilar Moreno, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Sciences, UdelaR and researcher at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo
• Mar铆a Noelia Reboledo accompanying Faye O鈥機onnor, British Ambassador
• Mikaela Rodriguez accompanying Blanca Rodr铆guez, Journalist
• Johana Leivas accompanying Alejandra Silveira, International Logistics Manager of Astrazeneca, Hub Uruguay
• Xiomara Pannella accompanying Isabelle Valois, Ambassador of Canada.

皇冠体育app young women who took part in the 2021 edition were also present and shared their experiencies.

On International Women鈥檚 Day, each of the young women was able to see first-hand their leader daily work, accompanying her in her scheduled activities.

Ambassador Faye O鈥機onnor and her companion, Mar铆a Noel Reboledo, travelled to Paysand煤 along with two other leaders and their shadowers. 皇冠体育appy visited rural women鈥檚 businesses, met with Mayor Nicol谩s Olivera and participated in a leadership conference.

Hace La Fuerza

At the event at the Residence, a mentoring programme was also launched. Martina Lejtreger, President of 鈥淗ace La Fuerza鈥� presented this regional project, seeking to connect first-generation university students with women leaders in different areas to contribute to the creation of professional networks and increase participants鈥� self-confidence to build their careers. 鈥淗ace La Fuerza鈥� is run by women who graduated from British universities and is funded by the Chevening Alumni Project Fund.