Kristen Michal

Women in Diplomacy Day Celebrated in Prague

(ANSA) - ROMA, 24 GIU - To mark International Women in Diplomacy Day, the Italian Embassy in Prague organized an event dedicated to highlighting the significant contribution of women in diplomatic, bilateral, and multilateral settings. The event was opened by the Deputy Head of Mission, Laura Calligaro, who introduced the proceedings and coordinated the entire day’s activities. A roundtable discussion was then held in the reception halls, moderated by Adriana Dergam of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague. Participants included the Indonesian Ambassador, Rina P. Soermarno, the Czech Government’s Special Envoy for the Balkans, Edita Hrdá, the Deputy Director of the Czech Department for Western Europe, Jana Šedivá, and the Canadian Deputy Head of Mission, Hanna Wajda. At the end of the discussion, the Director of the United Nations Information Center in Prague, Michal Broža, outlined the process that led to the establishment of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy. This was followed by a video message from Alena Křížková, head of the Department of Gender and Sociology at the Czech Academy of Sciences, who offered an academic perspective on women’s involvement in institutional contexts. Closing remarks were delivered by the Ambassador of Spain, María Pérez Sánchez-Laulhé, co-organizer of the initiative. Read article...