The next Warsaw Woman of the Year referendum has been announced. Lawyer and human rights activist Sylvia Gregorczyk-Abram has become the face of women in the capital.
2024 Warsaw Woman of the Year. Who is Sylvia Gregorczyk-Abram?
Sylvia Gregorczyk-Abram, who won the award in the referendum, is the founder of the #FreeCourts initiative and the Justice and Defense Committee, which monitors and records cases of political pressure on judges and provides legal support to judges. Co-founder.
The winner of the referendum will represent national and sexual minorities, victims of violence and victims of police abuse in court. He appears before European courts in important cases related to the independence of courts and judges.
This year's nominees also included Karolina Kuszlewicz, Anna Pienta, Ewa Kowalska, Marta Czekowska, Magdalena Biejat, Harszka Witkowska, Wiesława Ziklinska, Sylvia Sprek and Justyna Kosiłkiewicz .
Varsovians of the younger generation. Dominique Lasotto Winner
This year's edition has been expanded to include honors awarded to young people living in Warsaw. The jury wanted to recognize young women who boldly change reality by participating in social activities and expressing their creativity.
This title went to Dominika Lasota, an activist, co-founder of the EAST initiative and member of the global climate change movement Fridays For Future. The winners are fighting for a just transformation of Poland's economy.
She is also the co-founder of the most influential voter turnout campaign “Cicho Jusłem”, which mobilized hundreds of thousands more voters in the last parliamentary elections.
The nominees in this category were Anna Maziarska, Hanna Gojdu, Zofia Kierner and Katarzyna Bukowska.
Last year, the title of Warsaw Woman of the Year 2023 was awarded to Dr. Katarzyna Kasia, a prominent publicist, philosopher and academic lecturer.
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