News item | 23-03-2022 | 16:03
Agnes Samuel, Geke Rosier or Mijntje Lükerath-Rovers. Which of these three nominees will receive the Joke Smit oeuvre prize on Wednesday 20 April? Saskia Stoker, Devika Partiman and Sun Yoon van Dijk form the top-3 of the online election for the Joke Smit incentive prize.
The Joke Smit Prize is a biennial government award that goes to a person or organization that is committed to gender equality. The winner of the oeuvre prize, which is determined by the jury, will receive an art object and an amount of €10,000. The prize is named after the feminist Joke Smit (1933–1981).
The award ceremony has been postponed to this spring due to the corona restrictions.
Nominees for oeuvre prize
Agnes Samuel has spent years promoting women of color to enter politics. She was also active in the National Federation of Surinamese Women’s Affairs. She was nominated by the jury because she managed to involve this group of women in politics.
Mijntje Lükerath-Rovers is Professor of Corporate Governance and uses the Female Board Index to provide insight into figures relating to women at the top of the business community. According to the jury, this contributes to the social debate and these figures provide insight into the position of women at the top.
Geke Rosier has been building a career and mentoring platform through RightBrains since 2014 where women in IT at all career stages can explore their interests. The jury appreciates this work in this field, which is still dominated by men.
Top 3 incentive prize
Individuals or initiatives that have recently made an effort to make a successful contribution to improving the position of women in the Netherlands are eligible for the incentive prize. The incentive prize is a public prize and is determined by an online election.
The 3 candidates with the most votes are, in no particular order:
- Saskia Stoker
- Devika Partiman
- Sun Yoon van Dijk
The jury
The jury consists of Jury Chair Nadia Moussaid (presenter and program maker), Niels Spierings (Associate professor of Sociology), Marie Lotte Hagen (writer, editor, podcast maker), Lisa Loeb (comedian, singer and actor) and Yeliz Çiçek (editor-in-chief).