In a motor sport first, the FIA has launched a brand new world growth programme for girls. The revolutionary ‘Girls in Motorsport Mentorship programme’ will join profitable professionals with these wishing to advance or to begin their careers.
The programme was launched by the FIA Sustainability and D&I Division Director, Sara Mariani, alongside the previous FIFA Secretary Common and present FIA Senate member, Fatma Samoura, Girls in Motorsport Fee Chair, Burcu Cetinkaya, FIA Vice President for Sport – South America, Fabiana Ecclestone, WRC Fee Chair, Pernilla Solberg and FIA EDI Advisor Tanya Kutsenko from the FIA 2024 Convention in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
It was linked dwell to the FIA Girls in Motorsport networking occasion going down in Le Mans.
The brand new programme is now open to purposes.
Designed to facilitate private {and professional} development, much less skilled people – mentees – will probably be paired with extra skilled friends – mentors – connecting ladies to foster a tradition of studying, development, and collaboration.
Offering steerage, assist, and insights that can assist them navigate their skilled journey, mentors will share their information, experiences, and recommendation, providing helpful views aimed to speed up the mentee’s growth.
Hosted on-line, individuals will join via a digital platform permitting for versatile and accessible interplay no matter location, with the net nature making certain ease of scheduling and useful resource sharing.
The applying course of for membership participation and particular person registrations is designed to be simple and environment friendly. Every membership will obtain a devoted e-mail containing a singular hyperlink via which they will apply. Golf equipment are permitted to appoint as much as two individuals and purposes will probably be processed on a “first come, first serve” foundation.
For all eligible ladies and women not linked to a membership however occupied with changing into mentors or mentees, they will apply right here.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA President, stated: “It is necessary that motor sport diversifies, and right here on the FIA we’re dedicated to creating our sport extra accessible to all.
This new programme will assist to create a community of assist and studying for girls, making certain accessibility and opening up new alternatives according to our dedication to Equality, Variety and Inclusion. I’m proud to work with so many achieved ladies in our sport and I champion their voices.”
On the FIA, variety is inspired throughout the board, with the federation dedicated to constructing higher and extra accessible pathways into Motor Sport and mobility alike. Established in 2009, the FIA Girls in Motorsport Fee has helped change the game’s tradition to higher facilitate and worth the participation of girls in all features.
From growing programmes like this to advance feminine participation on and off the observe, to elevating consciousness of the large variety of business roles obtainable to ladies, the fee – and the FIA – are demonstrating that ladies should not simply recognised, however supported, by the best physique chargeable for motor sport
