Anne Marie Imafidon — Empowering the next generation of women to pursue a career in STEM

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Sep 4, 2018 · 2 min read

We love seeing as many women working in STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as possible so we have been very impressed by the work of Anne Marie Imafidon, founder of Stemettes. Imafidon herself was a child prodigy, passing GCSEs in primary school, learning 6 languages by the age of 10 and earning herself a scholarship at Johns Hopkins University. It’s no wonder that through Stemettes she’s encouraging girls as young as 5 to pursue a career in science and technology.

Stemettes’s vision is to show young girls that they can perform great in math and sciences by making it fun and creating a supportive community. They hold conferences, hackathons, talks and workshops for girls to try programming their own apps while sticking to Imafidon’s key principle of the the Fs: free, fun and with food.

“It’s really easy to ask someone if you’re allowed to do things, but life is so much better when you just do it.” — Imafidon, The Female Lead

Imafidon’s vision has worked brilliantly so far, with just under 40000 girls having already taken part in their events, 95% of whom have shown an increased interest in STEM.

As a community for women by women, we know first hand that we are able to do anything if we work for it and we want to empower as many women as possible so that they can overcome barriers that are holding them back. We share Imafidon’s desire to give the next generation of women the tools they need to succeed and we’re also working on motivating adult women through sharing knowledge in our groups. We believe it’s never too late to educate yourself and pursue your dreams. You can join the conversation with the women of Shello by downloading the app below.

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