Through her podcast and book “Nouvelles Héroïnes”, Steyer tells the true stories of women to help girls believe in themselves and inspire boys to see them as equals.
"If a girl has more confidence in herself, if she believes in herself, if she believes in her dreams, she will find it easier to be bolder and more determined to play her part, whether in the playground, at school, on the football pitch or in the street," she explains.
The project was born of her own experience as a mother, when she felt frustrated by the lack of female role models in children's books.
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"I saw all the male characters on the covers, in the books ... So I said to myself: ‘No, now we have to cut them out.’ We have to tell women's stories too, to show that they can also play their part, that they can aim high, that they can achieve things."
According to the latest report from France’s High Council for Gender Equality, sexism begins at home, continues in schools, and explodes on social media. Steyer believes that every child’s worldview is shaped by the stories they are exposed to.
"It even starts at birth. When you leave the maternity ward, you're already subject to this sexist prescription – when you're looking for a book, even when you want to buy clothes for your daughters," she says.
Steyer hopes that by sharing the stories of real women, she can help break down invisible gender barriers, encouraging girls to believe in their potential.
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