IIC Collaborates with Career Girls to Inspire and Empower
The MIT Inclusive Innovation Competition (IIC) and Career Girls have announced the release of a series of video interviews featuring female 2016 IIC Winners and Judges. These video clips, designed to inspire and empower young girls, will be made available at careergirls.org on a weekly basis beginning today. Links to all videos are included below.
Career Girls is a non-profit organization that provides a noncommercial, online platform that showcases video clips of diverse women role models sharing invaluable career and educational advice. The clips aim to inspire young girls to expand their horizons, improve their academic performance, and dream big about their futures.
The two groups saw their missions as compatible and welcomed the opportunity to collaborate.
During September, the IIC hosted a Career Girls video shoot to film seven talented and successful women associated with the competition. Participants all had a desire to share their professional stories and insights to inspire young girls. IIC Judges that participated are:
- Claire Calmejane, Director of Innovation at Lloyds Banking Group
- Jean Hammond, Partner at LearnLaunch
- Mona Vernon, VP, Thomson Reuters Labs at Thomson Reuters.
IIC Winners that participated are:
- Erin Cox, President of uAspire
- Claire Gillissen-Duval, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility EMEA at SAP
- Ella Peinovich, Founder at Soko
- Gabriela Rocha, Partner and Director at Laboratoria México.
“These women represent and highlight the IIC’s commitment to celebrating diversity, innovation, talent, and service,” said Devin Wardell Cook, Executive Producer of the IIC. “Each woman brings a unique professional perspective to the table and is a strong role model for young girls. We’re proud of and grateful for their help in promoting both the IIC’s and Career Girls’ mission.”
“It was an honor to work with Devin and the entire MIT IIC team and to witness, first-hand, their commitment to using an inclusive approach to bridging the digital divide,” said Linda Calhoun, Founder and Executive Producer of Career Girls. “The women we interviewed truly inspired us and we are very excited to share their stories and wisdom with girls everywhere.”
For more information on Career Girls, please visit careergirls.org.
For more information on the IIC, including the 2016 Winners, visit MITinclusiveinnovation.com.
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