Created by the International Forum on Women’s Leadership, this award highlights women who “have decided, at a certain point in their lives, to pursue their dream, break with the traditional commitments around them, rise to the challenge of entering male-dominated fields, and act in a respectful manner, in order to give The model for all those women who (yet) did not dare (yet) to make their voices heard and develop their potential.”

During the award ceremony for the winners of this cycle, the path of Ms. Sedqi, who is currently a public defender at the Court of Cassation in Morocco, a judge at the Administrative Court of the African Union, and President of the African Judges Dialogue Forum, was highlighted.

Ms. Sedqi, who received the award from the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Nicolas Beer, expressed her great pride in representing the “liberated, responsible and head of the family” Moroccan woman.

She mentioned that since the 1990s, the situation of women in Morocco has made qualitative progress, in terms of promoting women's rights, both in terms of reforming the national judicial system, in line with international conventions, or in terms of strengthening the institutional framework and developing public policies related to gender equality and the advancement and protection of women's rights .

Ms. Sedqi touched on the important political and constitutional reforms implemented in Morocco in the context of promoting and integrating Moroccan women, highlighting in particular the development of the status of women judges. In this regard, she pointed out that out of 4,215 judges, there are 1,048 female judges, or 24.87 percent of the total number of judges in the Kingdom.

The 2022 edition of the European International Women's Leadership Award, which was first held in March 2019 at the European Parliament in Brussels, was also awarded to Chantal Hemerix (Belgium), Thao Kelby (Vietnam, Belgium), and Marie Dolores Mabuela (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium). , Monique Awasa Kouaru (Benin), Rita Ricketts (New Zealand, UK) and Svetlana Spike (Yugoslavia, Serbia, Paris).

For Radwan Bashiri, President of the International Women's Leadership Forum, the event honors the leadership of women from around the world who inspire and make lasting changes within their community, and who are capable of bringing about change whether in the areas of politics, education or entrepreneurship.

According to the organizers, the International Women's Leadership Forum provides a platform for all female parliamentarians, women entrepreneurs, heads of NGOs, journalists, scientists, researchers, legal professionals, farmers, and all women leaders in their respective fields.