If Meghan Markle celebrated her 40th birthday as it should with friends, she also wished to make a gesture towards the community.

In line with her previous charitable actions, it is therefore to women that she is reaching out, in particular those who lost their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic and are trying to return to the labor market.

To do this, the Duchess of Sussex appealed to "40 friends to donate 40 minutes of their time to advise a woman who wants to find a job" through a fun video on her site with the

Ghostbusters

star

Melissa McCarthy.

The latter does not hesitate to make fun of the former actress who tells her that she has an idea to celebrate her birthday, such as proposing to organize a "tea party with her chickens" that we had seen in her. interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Budding juggler

The tone is very humorous, since we even see through the window, at Megan Markle's, Prince Harry juggling, which does not fail to make everyone laugh. Nevertheless, the basic subject could not be more serious. “Tens of millions of women around the world have left the workforce, including two million in the United States. Many of them have also borne the brunt of the crisis by working for free, including providing lessons at home and caring for family members. And the latest study on the subject shows that fewer women than men are finding work while recovering from the pandemic, ”explains Meghan Markle on her site.

Among the 40 celebrities to take up the challenge, a press release, relayed by Town & Country, announces the participation of the stylist Stella McCartney, the singer Adele, the poet Amanda Gorman, the journalist and feminist Gloria Steinem or the pediatrician and carries - spoken by California Health Service Nadine Burke Harris and writer Deepak Chopra.

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