Former minister Simonetta Sommaruga was awarded the honorary “Trailblazer Award” in Reykjavik, Iceland. It is awarded to women who have reached the highest levels of political leadership. In the Icelandic capital she took part in the “WEF for Women”.
The former Swiss minister was invited as a politician to the 6th "Reykjavik Global Forum - Women Political Leaders" because she has long and persistently been committed to women's political issues, her media spokeswoman announced in advance.
Sommaruga said he was honoured by the award on Monday. In her speech, she pointed out that, especially in times of war and terror, women are at risk of being pushed out of political leadership and from the public eye. This shouldn't be allowed. "On the contrary, we need more women in political leadership." ...