I was thinking about role models, and i was wondering why we don’t have more positive Egyptian women as role models. Women who have excelled in their fields and proven that despite the stereotype and perhaps some cultural and social barriers, they can still reach for the stars.
After a lot of googling I realized that we have many authors and poets but hardly any scientists. As an engineer I know that there are lots of girls who do study engineering and other fields of science and there has to be women out there who made it in the field. I am very sure that not many are famous but they are definitely successful young women.
One woman who literally does reach for the stars, Tahani Amer, works for NASA. The interesting thing was that she originally was going to Med school, then get married at 17 and moved to the US and did a degree in Engineering which eventually landed her a job at NASA during her senior year and had four children on the way.
Think about it.
interesting post.
I hope that we can find more…
I am sure there are lots of examples out there, but it seems they are not celebrated enough to encourage younger girls to take them as role models.