Searching for Guernsey's iconic women of the future

Tuesday 22 February 2022

A campaign is launching today to find Guernsey’s iconic women of the future.

Women in Public Life is accepting nominations for any woman or girl under 30 who has the potential to make a positive difference to public life in the Bailiwick and further afield.

Nominations will be accepted from a broad range of activities, including politics, public service, sports, arts, science, the voluntary sector and campaigning.

Nominees will be represented with a pin on a virtual map of Guernsey. 

Pictured: Guernsey's iconic women of the future nominees will be represented on a map of the island.

Women in Public Life committee member Linda Rolf said it was important to showcase Guernsey’s diversity.

“This year, we’re putting the spotlight on younger women to celebrate both what they have already achieved and their potential to be Guernsey’s iconic women of the future,” she said. 

“Who is our next Deputy Heidi Soulsby, Dr Nicola Brink, Jessica Roland, Wendy Dorey or Heather Watson?”

Pictured: Dr Nicola Brink, Guernsey's Medical Officer of Health, has overseen the Bailiwick's response to the covid-19 pandemic. 

Deputy Sam Haskins, himself one of the youngest members of the States, said it was important to recognise the achievements of young people in public life.

“We need to listen and appreciate people regardless of age or gender,” said Deputy Haskins.

“It is right that sometimes the under-represented or under-appreciated are shown that we, as a society, do indeed appreciate and will listen to them.

"The decisions made by government today can often affect young people their entire lives, as it can for all generations.”

Pictured: Deputy Sam Haskins is one of only a few members of the States' Assembly closer to his teenage years than his pensionable years. 

The search for Guernsey’s iconic women of the future will help mark International Women’s Day, which is on 8 March.

Last year, Women in Public Life ran a similar campaign, which celebrated the diversity of 50 iconic international women who living in Guernsey. 

Pictured: Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller is supporting Women in Public Life's campaign. 

Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller supports the campaign.

“Youth can be accompanied by uncertainty and undervaluing of work, ideas and values," she said.

"It is very important to recognise the young people making a mark on our community.

“I remember those early recognitions in my own professional and activist journey giving me stronger confidence, energy and trust in my abilities and intuition to chart my own path.”

Anyone living in the Bailiwick can make a nomination by filling out a form HERE.

The closing date for nominations is 5 March at 17:00.