Inspiring Girls gives visibility to the role of women in the marine sector

On Thursday 7th March the first day of the Nautical Congress will take place, which will feature five women, four of them professionals in the maritime and nautical sector in different fields, together with the ambassador of Inspiring Girls in the Basque Country, Felisa Ramos. All of them will debate from a female point of view and from their personal experience about the present and future of women in a sector such as the sea, traditionally managed by men. A reality that is changing.

It is scheduled at 15:00 on 7th of  March, and will be moderated by Felisa Ramos, Ambassador of Inspiring Girls in the Basque Country. She will be joined by Lucía Mingot, Director of Quality, Innovation and Sustainability at Astilleros de Mallorca; Ione Astondoa, Director of Operations and representative of the fourth generation of Astilleros Astondoa; Paloma Sevillano, Communication Advisor at the Ministry of Defence and First Lieutenant of the Spanish Navy; Gema Grosso, Ship Consignor, and Maider Arrieta, Lawyer and Partner at Albors Galiano Portales.

All of them are leaders in their respective occupations, which they have reached by confronting barriers and changing stereotypes. Their stories are an example of inspiration for other young women who are thinking about or have at some point visualized the maritime sector as a professional opportunity.

 About Inspiring Girls:

Inspiring Girls is a Foundation that aims to raise the self-esteem and career ambition of school girls, as well as their career expectations, through the example of professional women who share their experiences with them. In this way, they help them to become aware of the wide variety of professions and jobs that exist, and install in them the idea that the fact of being a woman is not a limitation to develop any profession, as long as they are willing to work and make an effort to achieve it. To this end, Inspiring Girls carries out different activities - talks, speed networking, events - in which women from all sectors and professions share their work and personal experiences with the girls.