{"id":32276,"date":"2025-03-07T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T08:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/?p=32276"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T19:37:53","slug":"women-who-master-iwd25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/07\/women-who-master-iwd25\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Role Models Who Are Shaping the Future of STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/womens-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Women\u2019s Day<\/a>, we\u2019re celebrating women breaking barriers in STEM and inspiring the next generation to do the same. Aligned with this year\u2019s theme \u2014 \u201cFor ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.\u201d \u2014 we\u2019re reminded that progress happens when we uplift young women and girls, providing the tools and inspiration to drive change.<\/p>\n<p>Central to this vision is the power of role models. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.logitech.com\/content\/dam\/logitech\/en\/mx\/women-who-master\/2024-update\/logi-mx-global-report-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Logitech\u2019s recent global research<\/a> found that 21% of women in China, India, and the U.S. were inspired to pursue tech careers by an influencer or role model. This underscores the importance of visibility and representation because if we inspire girls, we inspire change.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we\u2019re spotlighting three phenomenal #WomenWhoMaster ambassadors who embody the spirit of this year\u2019s IWD theme:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aisha Bowe<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer NASA aerospace engineer, founder &amp; CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stemboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STEMBoard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/stemlingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lingo<\/a>, and soon-to-be the first Black woman to fly with Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard, Aisha is the definition of a trailblazer. Her mission? Making STEM education accessible and empowering underrepresented youths, especially girls, to see themselves as the next generation of innovators, engineers, and astronauts.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32355 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aisha-Bowe-1200x402.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aisha-Bowe-1200x402.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aisha-Bowe-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aisha-Bowe-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aisha-Bowe-1536x515.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aisha-Bowe-750x251.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aisha-Bowe-1140x382.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aisha-Bowe.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ainura Sagyn<\/strong><br \/>\nAinura is empowering women in Kyrgyzstan while tackling the country\u2019s waste crisis. She\u2019s a computer software engineer, ecofeminist and CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tazar.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tazar<\/a>. Tazar connects Kyrgyzstan\u2019s citizens and companies with recyclers to help reduce landfill waste across developing countries. But her impact doesn\u2019t stop there. Before Tazar, she teamed up with other female engineers and traveled across Kyrgyzstan to teach girls the basics of coding.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32357 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ainura-Sagyn-1200x402.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ainura-Sagyn-1200x402.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ainura-Sagyn-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ainura-Sagyn-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ainura-Sagyn-1536x515.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ainura-Sagyn-750x251.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ainura-Sagyn-1140x382.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ainura-Sagyn.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marija Musja<\/strong><br \/>\nMarija helps girls see that there\u2019s a place for them in tech \u2014 one that aligns with their passions and creativity. As founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/emplab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empowerment Lab<\/a>, Marija connects girls to tech skills and careers that resonate with their passions. The process starts with a fun, science-backed matching quiz, then the app reveals tech-related careers connected to these interests and a range of online courses to help them learn relevant digital skills.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32354 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Marija-Musja-1200x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Marija-Musja-1200x401.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Marija-Musja-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Marija-Musja-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Marija-Musja-1536x514.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Marija-Musja-750x251.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Marija-Musja-1140x381.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Marija-Musja.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Logitech\u2019s #WomenWhoMaster puts the spotlight on phenomenal female role models in STEM. Read more inspiring stories from our Meet the Masters series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/en-us\/mx\/women-who-master.html#meet-the-masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This International Women\u2019s Day, we\u2019re celebrating women breaking barriers in STEM and inspiring the next generation to do the same. Aligned with this year\u2019s theme \u2014 \u201cFor ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.\u201d \u2014 we\u2019re reminded that progress happens when we uplift young women and girls, providing the tools and inspiration to drive change. 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