At Hay, I’ve been talking about my book ‘Made in Spain’ and about food and cooking. But also about the connection of that, and of that book in particular, to a campaign that I’m doing called ‘Inspiring Girls’. I’ve also therefore also been talking about women and girls and feminism.
I launched the Inspiring Girls campaign three and a half years ago. It’s about bringing women, all sorts of women, from all walks of life and of all ages and all possible situations, back to school. They give one hour per year and so it’s not a huge time commitment and everyone can do it. They return to school and they inspire the girls and show the girls all the many things they can do if only they work hard and try to get there.
Like always, whenever I’ve been involved at Hay in Segovia, I’m always so impressed by the curiosity of the audiences and the great diversity of its visitors. For someone like me, who works in a legal job in the city, we all think exactly the same. It’s so incredible to see so many different people from different backgrounds, sharing their ideas in this creative forum.