Kamala Harris' video reminds little girls to dream big

Kamala Harris, candidate for the American vice-presidency, shared a moment of complicity with her little niece, as adorable as she was inspiring …

Video by Clemence Chevallet

The mystery still hangs over the results of the American elections. If it is not yet known who, Donald Trump or Joe Biden, will be elected President of the United States, Kamala Harris, in the race for the vice-president alongside the Democrat, and his relatives do not hesitate to share moments personal to Internet users. On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Meena Harris, her niece, posted on Twitter an adorable video of her daughter Amara on Twitter. The little girl sits on Kamala Harris's lap and enthusiastically explains that she wants to be president: "You can perfectly be president. But not now, because you have to be at least 35 years old", explains Kamala Harris. Response from his little niece: "I want to be the President Astronaut!" A dream to be encouraged, in order to advance on the path of professional equality.

A gendered representation of professions

This video, full of tenderness, reminds us that we must continue to encourage little girls to dream big. Indeed, if we look at the figures in France, women do not have a career in certain sectors, which therefore remain predominantly male. In question, a gendered representation of the world of work. Women are still over-represented in so-called "female" trades. Among them, the functions of help and support. In human resources, they are 12% against 3% of men, and in communication, 9% against 3% of men. In the health and social sector, which is also referred to by the expression "care professions" (literally, care) even dynamic, since there are 6% of women against 1% of men, according to Echoes Start figures.

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In somewhat more "technical" and so-called "male" occupations, only 40% of students in science and technology training are women, according to 2015-2016 data from the Ministry of National Education. In engineering schools, women represent 28% of the workforce, and only 18% in computer schools, according to figures from the CDEFI. In addition, in terms of professional development, there is a considerable gap between women and men. 60% of them are executives, compared to 81% of men according to 2016 data from INSEE for the Inequalities Observatory. Added to this is the weight of racial, validist or even grossophobic discrimination that weighs on some women. So we applaud Kamala Harris's speech to her niece, and we encourage all the little girls to imagine themselves at the top.

My training: During my film studies at university, I worked in various editorial offices to talk about the vibrant cultural events of the moment. Since then, I have woken up with culture, …