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Sophie Harker was happily oblivious to the differences between school-life and work life as a mathematics student.  She then found herself transitioning out of mathematics into Aerospace Engineering.  Her leap into the unknown is courageous and daring and at the root of them all, has been a deep self-belief that she can tackle anything she puts her mind to.

Rashim is a beacon of light, shining light on the path to female empowerment! Her approach to building one's confidence and resilience is smart, logical and inspiring!

These twins are just 18, and they are about to embark on a solo flight each in a Diamond plane, following each other around the world. Their mission is to raise awareness of Women in STEM and the importance of education for women. The journey should take them a year. They're pretty badass.

You can track them at: https://fr.gmaneuver.com/team

and they also have a GoFundMe page:

https://gofund.me/f05213ee

Arielle has experienced the usual experiences, when under-represented. The Imposter Syndrome, being your own cheerleader, the loneliness and self-doubt. Despite that she pushes through because she is getting herself an impressive education for her own self-esteem and interest. That drive allows her to push through anything.

Isabella Mascarenhas is pushing for more GEMs in STEM (global ethnic minorities) in STEM! She’s VP of @rsgrassroots #engineering that encourages more #bame into industry - they have loads of #stem initiatives and support on offer!

Fiona McGarry is really ahead of the curve when it comes to STEM engagement. She has led initiatives at MakeUK, which has showcased how powerful apprenticeships are for getting into engineering! Fiona is up to date in pushing for individuals to be themselves in STEM. We do need diversity, but more importantly, we want people to discover their talents and skills, so they can shine within STEM industries.

There are very few sciences Dr. Strasser hasn't studied, from mathematics to engineering and biology. Now she is the CSO of Pepper Bio, a drug discovery company that uses AI and other clever algorithms to treat patients more effectively. In short, Dr. Strasser is using her gifts to help others and it was inspiring and right-sizing to speak with such a humble trailblazer...

Sarah Chapman is so much more than a chemist, especially thanks to her day job as an Application Engineering Technical Manager. Sarah has many strings to her bow and believes that we should all speak out, because we never know who we may inspire into STEM. Sarah's TED talk is amazing and I love her analogy that we are all streetlights and some of us stars, but we can all guide each other home..

Shireen loves learning and helping other people to learn. She does this through illustration and for me is a perfect vision of someone who applies all her skills, talents and interests into one career. She is doing what it takes to create her dream job, merging creativity and tech.

Ashley Van Bruygom is fast becoming one of the world’s experts on Hydrogen, a fuel which is set to become a major part of our future, particularly in aviation.  We talk about some of the myths and hopes for hydrogen and how she has carried herself along in engineering, a discipline that is still dominated by men.