Gisèle Pelicot: This brave woman of the year is fighting for women's rights!

Gisèle Pelicot: This brave woman of the year is fighting for women's rights!

Avignon, Frankreich - The French Gisèle Pelicot became known worldwide through the shocking rape process in Avignon and is now a special honor: the US magazine Time She chose this award with twelve further remarkable Women, including greats such as Nicole Kidman, Jordan Chiles and A’ja Wilson. Your inspiring stories will be published in the next issue of the magazine, which will be released on March 10th.

pelicot, who was stunned by her husband for years and offered in online forums for rape, bravely campaigned for a public procedure. She wanted the silence and the shame that many women plague are broken. "So that the shame changes the side," said her goal. The process led to prison terms for all defendants and made them an international icon for women's rights, such as vienna.at . The magazine justified his decision to award Pelicots by acting as a "ordinary woman" under exceptional circumstances and thus becoming a heroine who inspires women worldwide.

The case and the subsequent media attention impressively show how important it is to speak openly about such topics. Pelicot's story encourages many women to speak against violence and to stand up for their rights, which focuses on the ongoing struggle for equality and justice.