2023-11-21 21:23:11
The lawyer, poet and feminist activist Lala Pasquinelli was chosen by the BBC as one of the 100 most influential women in the world for her work in “Women who were not tapa (Mqnft)” against stereotypes and mandates; She is the only Argentine selected this year for the BBC 100Women project and the third in the history of this initiative, given that the first was Mabel Bianco in 2019 and the second Alba Rueda in 2021.
The 2023 list is also made up of the feminist icon Gloria Steinem, the former American first lady Michelle Obama, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Claudia Goldín, the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, the Ballon d’Or winning soccer player Aitana Bonmatí, the expert in artificial intelligence Timnit Gebru, Hollywood star América Ferrera and businesswoman Huda Kattan.
“In these very particular moments for feminisms in our country, receiving this recognition, integrating a list full of women that we admire and who have paved the way for us, confirms us in our work and in our actions, legitimizes us and makes us visible,” she said. Pasquinelli who was selected in the “Culture and Education” category.
“Women who were not the cover” (of a magazine) is an original idea by artist Lala Pasquinelli, founded in 2015 to question beauty stereotypes and the representation of women in the media and popular culture,” says the BBC portal by announcing the winners with a brief profile of each one.
“The project is behind viral campaigns that invite women to reevaluate the narrative around their bodies, addressing issues such as aging and diets. Their recent call to action #HermanaSoltaLaPanza highlighted real stories from people of all shapes and sizes,” they added.
Personally, the article highlights that “Pasquinelli works to dismantle homogeneous female beauty ideals that, according to her, are ‘classist, sexist and racist,’ and that further fuel gender inequality.”
The selection criteria was based on highlighting women who have been working to help their communities in the fields of politics, culture, education, sports, science, health and technology. Furthermore, in view of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP28), those who collaborated to confront climate change and take measures to adapt to its impacts were chosen.
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