You Can T Be What You Can T See

You can t be what you can t see though hyperbolic edelman s quote touches on a key barrier to women in computer science.

A dearth of strong role models. You can t be what you can t see. If you ve done any work in stem diversity or hell any work in diversity period you ve probably heard the phrase you can t be what you can t see personally i have always hated this. It is true for all of us we rely on stories examples leaders or in the purest most basic form images that inform us about who we are and what our potential is and without these we are left unaware and unable to be that which we cannot see.

Alaa murabit is a medical doctor a global sustainable development goal advocate and founder of the voice of libyan women. You can t be what you can t see. One of the most striking quotes in the film comes from marian wright edelman founder and president of the children s defense fund. You can t be what you can t see.

About the author alaa murabit. You can t be what you can t see it s clear that female journalists make more of an effort to get women s voices into stories.