Let’s #choosetochallenge stereotypes on STEM careers this International Women’s Day

Posted on 8 Mar 2021 by The Manufacturer

Kareema Hilton works as a manufacturing engineer, in the Machining and Additive Manufacturing Team at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), leading a variety of projects.

To mark this year’s theme #choosetochallenge for International Women’s Day, Kareema gives a personal view on the impact of misleading stereotypes on a career in the science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing (STEM) sectors, and why these perceptions must be questioned and resolved. Growing up, attending an all-girls school, I never knew that I wanted to…

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