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Béa Ercolini

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Béa Ercolini (born 1963) is a Belgian multimedia journalist, activist and not for profit entrepreneur. She was the editor-in-chief of the Belgian edition of ELLE from 2003 to 2016.

A committed feminist,[1] Béa Ercolini has been called upon by the media to reflect on the roles and place of women in the public space.[2] She combines several activities.[3] Founding director of a women's business club, Beabee[4] enabling women to expand their professional network,[5] she is a consultant, mentor and keynote speaker.[6]

Biography

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Born in 1963 in Aiseau-Presles, she studied History of art at the Université libre de Bruxelles.[7] In 2003, she was the founder and editor un chief of the Belgian version of the magazine ELLE. In 2008, she became head of editorial teams, a position she held until October 2016. In 2019, she ran as an independent candidate supporting women's rights for the Humanist Democratic Centre list in Brussels for the Federal Parliament.[8]

Activism

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Interviewing historian Florence Montreynaud, she realized the lack of role models for girls and the absence of women in History as it is written. Another book, witness to violence against women, upsets her: it's A Woman in Berlin, a testimony that has long remained anonymous.[9]

In 2012, impressed by the freedom of speech caused by Sofie Peters' film Woman in the Street, led her to create a campaign against street harassment entitled "Touche pas A Ma Pote".[10] The campaign will become a non profit. As founders, she regularly speaks out to denounce the existence of the phenomenon of street harassment and sexism in general[11] The non-profit organization is setting up information and awareness sessions on sexist harassment in public spaces for pupils of 5th and 6th grade, then secondary (14.500+ today).[12]

References

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  1. ^ "elle m'inspire : elle m'inspire // ep.07: Béa Ercolini sur Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  2. ^ "Le combat de Béa Ercolini en faveur des femmes : "Il faut capitaliser sur les mecs bien"". RTBF Info (in French). 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  3. ^ "Les Acteurs de Bruxelles - Béa Ercolini". BX1 (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. ^ "#03 – Bea Ercolini, fondatrice de Beabee,". BECI (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. ^ "Bea Ercolini lance le cercle féminin Beabee". L'Echo (in French). 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  6. ^ "Bea Ercolini". Archived from the original on 2013-04-07.
  7. ^ "Béa Ercolini". Expertalia (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  8. ^ Vif, Le (2019-03-22). "Béa Ercolini se lance en politique". Site-LeVif-FR. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  9. ^ "Ep2 - Marta Hillers: "Une femme à Berlin" avec Bea Ercolini". Ausha. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  10. ^ "La Presque Star : Béa Ercolini, pour Touche Pas à ma Pote en Classe !". La Première (in French). 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  11. ^ "Bea Ercolini (touche pas à ma pote) invitée dans Bruxelles Matin". www.vivreici.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  12. ^ "Harcèlement de rue: 'Nous avons formé 300 personnes l'an dernier !'". Guide Social (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-17.