Marie - Pierre C. Poirier

Marie-Pierre is a French Canadian adventurer who loves challenges and discovering the world. She works as a psychiatrist in the province of Quebec and is deeply interested in people. During her medical studies, Marie-Pierre practiced in Nunavik and Ecuador. Those were highly rewarding human experiences. It allowed her to discover other cultures, the beauty in our differences but, overall, how there is so little that really separates us. Marie-Pierre was moved and inspired by the Maiden story. Gender equality was something my mother taught her as a child, but it is still a priority for which we must fight. She is convinced women can achieve anything if they believe in themselves and follow their dreams. As part of Marie-Pierre’s work, she loves offering support in the difficult moments of life, but perhaps even more, witnessing people’s huge potentials and successes. She believes that Maiden’s story is proof that one can turn obstacles into formidable victories and highly values Maiden’s objective of challenging social norms and creating awareness of the 130 million girls worldwide who currently are not able to have an education. She believes girls’ education is a wonderful way to reduce the gender gap.