She received her primary education in the Houaïlou region, then attended the Lapérouse High School in Nouméa where she passed her baccalaureate in philosophy.

[3] In 1974, Gorodey joined the Foulards rouges (Red Scarf) movement, which had been created in 1969, and served as president for some time.

[3] The Foulards Rouges and Groupe 1878 were both collectives of intellectuals who challenged the French colonial presence and practices related to land rights and discrimination.

Some members, such as Nidoïsh Naisseline, had been involved in the May 1968 events in France, while others including Gorodey would not visit Europe until later.

[5] Both groups were created by small numbers of well-educated Kanak people and appealed to young men who had left the reservations to work in the nickel industry during the short-lived boom but had become unemployed when it ended.

[1] She was in charge of external relations for PALIKA and in this role travelled in the Pacific, Australia, Algeria, Canada, Mexico City and the United Nations.

[1] Gorodé was one of the founders of the feminist Groupe de femmes kanak exploitées en lutte (GFKEL).

[13] In 1999 Gorodey and Léonie Tidjite Varnier were the first women to be elected to Congress, representing the North Province.

On 3 April 2001, congress elected Pierre Frogier of the Rally for Caledonia in the Republic (RPCR: Rassemblement pour une Calédonie dans la République) to replace him.

[7] Reelected vice president in June 2004 she was made responsible for Culture, Status of Women and Citizenship.