Give names of women to geographic locations is part of the Municipal strategy for promoting equality between women and men And reflects the will of the Administrative Council to make visible the contributions of women – too often overlooked – to local history and to make the city more egalitarian.
Civil society has also mobilized for this cause through the Project 100oles* (www.100elles.ch) and its purple street plates that have taken up their neighborhoods in the streets in 2019. In addition, several texts supporting this approach have been filed in recent years in the municipal council and the Grand Council which largely accepted in June 2019 a motion asking for rename within at least three years 100 streets or important places In the canton with names of female personalities that have marked the Geneva story (M-2536).
Griselidis Réal finally recognized
During the process of feminization of street names launched in 2020, the Department of Finance, Environment and Housing made several proposals so that Griselidis Réal obtains a location in its name. After three refusals (rue Jean-Violette, section of rue de Zürich and Place des Alpes), the Council of State validated the last proposal that the city made to the Cantonal Nomenclature Commission (CCN) last October.
A place currently without official name in the Pâquis district, at the corner of rue Philippe-Plantamour and rue du Léman will thus bear the name of the name in a few months the writer, painter, prostitute and defender of the rights of sex workers. No change of address must be made since no current street name will be changed. Personality recognized internationally, Griselidis Réal, buried in Kings cemeterymarked the history of the Pâquis and Geneva district of its imprint. The desire to pay tribute to it on public space, notably follows the municipal motion M-1532.
As Alfonso Gomez, administrative advisor in charge of equality explains, “Griselidis Réal is one of the great Geneva figures of the 20th century. Pioneer, his commitment to defend the rights of sex workers is remarkable and reminds us that the identity and wealth of Geneva are based in particular on its diversity ”.
Three names of women in the vive and Vernets
During the process of feminization of street names, the Council of State had validated several names of women, but refused the identified streets. He invited the city to give it new proposals. As part of the PLQs des Vernets and Rosemont, the Department of Planning, Constructions and Mobility therefore proposed to appoint part of rue François-Dussaud rue Lina-Stern (doctor and biochemist) and a new pedestrian route Nora-Sylvere (actress). In the Rosemont sector, a new path Elisabeth-de-Stoutz (painter and writer) will be created. These proposals have also just been validated by the Council of State.
In 2020, only 7% of people who have given their name to a Geneva street were women. This figure has doubled and will reach 15% in 2025. The city of Geneva will continue to act on representations and symbols and thus work to increase the visibility of women who have contributed to the influence of Geneva, especially in the scientific, artistic, political and literary fields.
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