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Story collection: women in civil protection

Women in civil protection

On International Women’s Day, we heard from some of the women working in civil protection. The theme of International Women’s Day is #EmbraceEquity, calling for gender equity to be part of every society's DNA. Our featured experts shared their thoughts on how the UCPM is achieving this and gave us an insight into their own work.

Esther El Haddad, Deputy Team Leader (ERCC)
Deputy Team Leader, Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)
Kajsa Sjösvärd
Team Leader EUCP, Senior Analyst at the Swedish Defence University
Scira Menoni profile
Professor at Politecnico di Milano and Seconded National Expert at the European Commission
Susanne Klatt
Team Leader EUCP and Fire Officer, Essen Fire Brigade (Germany)
Marie Sattler
International Relations, Luxembourg Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS)