{"id":1929,"date":"2017-09-11T10:55:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T22:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mhjc.school.nz\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2017-09-11T10:55:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T22:55:26","slug":"change-makers-inspiring-our-young-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhjc.school.nz\/index.php\/2017\/09\/11\/change-makers-inspiring-our-young-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Makers Inspiring our Young Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Monday \u00a0we hosted our first ever \u2018Women\u2019s Change Makers Breakfast\u2019.\u00a0The event was a sell-out and Assistant Principal and organiser, Kate Lambert, believes this is the first of many to come. \u201cOur female students came away with many inspirational messages\u00a0about the power of\u00a0women\u00a0and girls to be creators and\u00a0change-makers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eighteen year old, Alexia Hilbertidou is CEO of her company Girl Boss and is passionate in encouraging girls to consider the opportunities the STEM courses offer in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics.\u00a0Her key concerns are the lack of women in CEO roles globally and how the future of females in the workplace needs to ensure more women make it into growth areas.<\/p>\n

Dr Pralene Maharaj’s story was very moving, when as a 26 year-old,\u00a0part \u00a0way through her medical studies, she contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare and debilitating disease. Her journey to many achievements and her recovery\u00a0was truly inspirational.<\/p>\n

Two-time Olympian, ex-New Zealand Hockey player and coach, Christine Archer, was an entertaining speaker sharing her strong\u00a0\u00a0mantra of the four C\u2019s: Courage, Commitment, Choice and Confidence \u2013 helping young women be the best they can be.<\/p>\n

During the breakfast students were seated alongside additional table guests \u2013 all successful young women in careers of Publishing, Marketing, Agriculture, Design, Engineering, Infrastructure, Electronics and Bio Medicine.<\/p>\n

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