One giant leap into leadership

5 minutes 58 seconds

United Kingdom

Women make up just a quarter of the UK’s STEM industry, but one company is keen to shake things up. Through a disease prevention youth programme, a #GirlsTakeover is providing young women like Iman, Lanna and Katie the tools to imagine themselves as leaders and decision-makers in the STEM field.

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This video appears in the Facing Forward documentary series, a series of 25 short films and 10 articles from around the world.

This initiative seeks to raise awareness of NCDs and highlight the stories of people living with NCDs across the globe, as well as those of the communities, institutions and private sector who are leading the way to prevent and control NCDs.

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