Brunner accompanies EDA boss Ignazio Cassis from morning to night. She will open a conference of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EDA), as Brunner said in a morning interview with Radio SRF on Tuesday.
She was then allowed to mention a few more points at the conference that were important to her politically. Young women should be encouraged to participate in politics. And they must be made fit for entry into politics.
For her, the day is a broadening of the horizon. Such an exchange is urgently needed. Young women need political leadership roles so they can have a say and not just be defined by them, Brunner said, according to a statement from the FDFA.
In the afternoon she was allowed to pick up the new Norwegian ambassador in Switzerland and take her to the Federal Palace. She is very excited to meet the ambassador. “I am well prepared and looking forward to this day,” said Brunner.
According to a survey as part of the International Day of the Girl, 96 percent of Swiss women surveyed consider it important to be politically active. But less than half of the women surveyed believe it would be acceptable in their environment for them to occupy a political leadership position as young women.
Only a third of young women believe current and political leaders acted in their best interests. She will tell Cassis that he can do more for equality.
(SDA)