Laura Petrini

Associate Professor at Aalborg University

``Be passionate and determined in what you like. From a very young age, I have been fascinated about exploring the functions of the human brain. I knew, I wanted to be a “neuroscientist”, and now I have the privilege to work within that area, where I can help people in pain.``

Paula Riera Turró

Student Assistant at VELUX

``As women we face many barriers to enter and succeed within STEM. Some barriers are obvious, but others are so nuanced that they even look like individual choices. It is not until we start sharing experiences that we realize they are systemic. That is why, I find it so important to discuss and share across generations, with a clear objective of making it easier for the new generations of women in STEM.``

Silvia Leal

Structural Engineer, Ørsted

``Once I heard that ``we're raising girls to be perfect and boys to be brave``. I want to help create a world where girls feel comfortable with taking risks and making mistakes – and still feel loved and supported. We cannot be what we cannot see, therefore we need more girls to join the STEM world. You can count on me to help you succeed on your journey.``

Camilla Ley

Entrepreneur | Board Professional

There are too few female entrepreneurs - especially in technology and in order to get better products in the future we need to inspire more girls to be involved. We are all going to use technology in the future``

Tonia Sideri

Data Strategist | Head of AI and Analytics CoE @ Novo Nordisk

“We need diversity in tech, including gender one. There is no real reason why more women do not enter STEM fields except from social or cultural stereotypes. The sooner we break these mental barriers the more innovative and capable society we can be.”

Neha Imtiaz Ullah

BSc. Electrical Engineering Student at the Technical University of Denmark

``I want to be a role-model, because I believe that you cannot be what you cannot see. This is why role-models are extremely important, so young girls have someone to look up to and someone who can further spark their interest for STEM by sharing stories about how exciting STEM can be.” Electrical Engineering Student ``

Gabriella Angela Morote Kierulff

Student DTU - App developer

``STEM is a path to make a difference for people and change our world. I did not know the importance of STEM when I had to choose my undergrade; therefore, I want to be a rolemodel for girls, and inspire them to choose a similar path, in order to create a future build on diversity. ``

Christiane Hanke

Sustainable Energy Msc Student at DTU / Project evaluator and Entrepreneur

``As a young female professional entering the STEM field I know how hard it is to fight stereotypes, specially coming from a Latin-American country. I want to empower and encourage girls to speak up and bring different perspectives to the field.”

Lorena Nigro

Civilingeniør hos Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse

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Lina Sors Emilsson

Project Leader at Upptech, Uppsala University, Founder Sors Technology and Co-founder Stargrind

``Tech-savvy girls are needed everywhere in the private and public sector for a more sustainable and fair society for us all. Therefore, I am happy to contribute to High5Girls to empower young girls to discover the fun in tech and realise that their unique potentials not only are encouraged but desperately needed to build our future. ``

Marie Johansen

Project Manager, Energy Cluster Denmark

``I have an education in engineering, psychotherapist and have sailed around the world on a sailboat. My education and life experiences have made me very passionate about sustainability, so today I help companies working towards their sustainable growth. Girls, if you think about choosing between a technical education or an education where you work with people, you need to know that communication and relations is of great importance in a lot of jobs. If you choose an education in the technical field it will open up for so many possibilities and it's super exciting.``

Frederikke Dahl

Engineer - Founder hos MEWALII

``I want to encourage girls to be their true self and not be afraid to stand out of the crowd, especially within STEM and entrepreneurship where I've got my experience. Girls should feel empowered to chase their dreams, no matter the dream. This is the change high5girls pledged to and that is the future.”

Prof. Anja C. Andersen

Astrofysiker

“Universet er stort og hvis vi virkelig skal gøre os håb om at forstå det, så er der brug for at alle hjerner kommer i spil.” Foto: Rochelle Coote.

Claudia Dos Santos

Logistics Supervisor / Field Service Coordinator, KVH Industries Inc.

“There are not enough women in the STEM. We must end stereotypes about gender and intellect superiority. Women are underrepresented and discouraged to pursue a career in the STEM fields. It is unfortunate that we are setting barriers to all the talented women due to stereotypes.”

Orit Geva

Electrical Engineer/Founder of Women In Hardware Israel

``Women bring a unique voice to the table. It is something about the combination of wisdom, creativity, ability of wide and detailed view of things in addition to the capability of being sensitive to people and others needs- that makes women such great engineers.”

Clionadh Martin

Robotics Engineer, CEO & Entrepreneurial Enthusiast

``Find the joy in learning, it's a beautiful thing to constantly feel excitement in your heart about learning new things``

Cecilie Dalsgaard

Project Coordinator

``Det er essentielt for vores fremtid at vi tænker, designer og bygger med et mangfoldigt mindset, som inkluderer alle i vores samfund og ikke for de få.``

Julie Anja Engelhard Christensen

Senior Researcher at Danish Center for Sleep Medicine

``Jeg håber min passion for mit arbejde indenfor ``Computational Sleep Science`` kan inspirere unge kvinder til at tage en STEM uddannelse``

Emilie Højbjerre-Frandsen

Aalborg University

“STEM uddannelserne er ikke forudbestemt et specifik køn. Vi har brug for diversitet - derfor skal ingen holde sig tilbage”

Mahla Seyedi

Materials and Corrosion Engineer | Electrochemical Specialist

“I am proud to be a woman and an engineer. I wholeheartedly believe that when the word “ Female ” appended in front of any STEM positions, it always means of a unique voice, accomplishment, and chance to have a big change.”

Palak Sehgal

Co-Founder and CSO, Nordetect| Bioengineer

Women bring different perspectives across organisations, especially when in leadership positions. If we wish to see the next generation of women leaders foster innovation and growth, we need to start early!

Sidsel Dahl

Cand. It in Product Design

``I always start with WHY - and I believe girls should be encouraged and learn to ask why especially within the STEM community. I believe in the strength of diversity and that we need the future generation of product designers and engineers to think differently together - that’s why I am with High5Girls.``

Paula Epure

COO & Co-Founder at VR-Rehab

``Jeg håber den næste generation af ingeniører i computer science vil have flere kvinder. Den rette måde at gøre en forskel, er gennem hård arbejde og passion”

Cristina Andersson

Boardmember, Founder at Airawise Oy

``We need each and everyone to solve the big and even smaller problems of the humanity and the universe. We need girls' creativity and their power of enthusiasm to make the world a better place for all of us!

Mette Lykke

CEO at Too Good To Go, Entrepreneur

``Diversitet er lig med dynamik. Og dynamik er altafgørende i alle typer virksomheder - ikke mindst inden for teknologien, der har været domineret af den mandlige tilgang til bl.a. udvikling og projektledelse. Mænd og kvinder tænker og agerer forskelligt, og vi har brug for begge tilgange for at skabe den rette kombination af drive og balance. Mange piger aner ikke, hvor vanvittigt fede og sjove jobs, de kan lande med STEM i rygsækken. Og hvor eftertragtede, de ville være. Det skal de vide.``

Heli Helskyaho

CEO at Miracle Finland Oy

``Diversity is the power! If everybody looks the same, thinks the same, has the same background, it all gets boring and nothing new would be invented. If you can see things from different angles you can always invent new ways of doing things, and change the world. And you can also change your business to the better!``

Monika Luniewska Jensen

Senior Business Developer. Co-founder and board member at SHUTE Sensing Solutions.

``I believe that women have enormous potential in STEM area, but also that it has been dimmed until now for several reasons. High5Girls creates a safe environment for young women, where they can make first steps in science and technology fields, learn how to work together and build confidence for showing their skills and continue developing them outside. Female role models are there to support them in their journey. This initiative has been needed for a long time and I am happy that somebody finally made it happen.``

Line Clemmesen

Associate Professor, Speaker, Head of Continued Education DTU

``High5girls fordi vi skal give unge piger og kvinder pladsen til at eksperimentere uden barrierer og forventninger i form af stereotype roller.``

Sara Leander-Pehrson

CEO at Prezentor

``We need to show girls at a very young age that technology and business is fun, and that it's not as complex as they might think to go from idea to business. We need to show them that it's possible to receive funding and try your wings, and if you don’t succeed the first time you can always try again. With High5Girls I wish to be the rolemodel that I many times felt was missing when growing up. Be the change that you want to see in society, so that future generations won’t know that there’s any other way.``

Henriette Koch

Consultant, McKinsey & Company

``Ved at være rollemodel for High5girls håber jeg, at kunne inspirere og vise de mange spændende døre en STEM baggrund åbner.``

Andra Keay

Managing Director, Silicon Valley Robotics

``Today's young women are tomorrow's world leaders - and it gives me great joy to introduce them to the latest trends in advanced technologies and the impacts that these technologies will have on society.``

Mai Nguyen

Ingeniør i Design og Innovation

This gender inequality not only limits our ability to grow innovatively, it also reduces the diverse thinking in the workforce and impedes in our ability to solve global challenges.

Jennifer Faridi

Data Scientist at Criterion AI

``Jeg vil gerne vise hvordan piger med en STEM baggrund kan være med til at ændre verden.``

Helle Rootzén

Professor and head of learnT DTU

``High5Girls: Fordi vi ikke kan lade mændene være alene om at skabe fremtidens samfund``

Ramlo A Mohamed

Bridging the gap between the Health sector and technology

“Som piger kan vi ved hjælp af teknologi og IT også gøre en forskel for andre mennesker. Det er kun fantasien som er en begrænsning.”

Parizad Shojaee

Process Development at Cook Medical , PhD.

I cannot agree more with Melinda Gates when she says, “sometimes all that’s needed to lift women up is to stop pulling them down”. Gender distribution is so out of balance in STEM fields and I believe that some unwritten rules and hidden barriers are among the main causes. I think it is essential that we get together to find the root causes of the problems and effectively tackle them.

Helle Høst-Madsen

CEO, Paboco - The Paper Bottle Company

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Silvia Tolu

Assistant Professor, PhD Researcher in Bio-Inspired Robotics

``If we believe in ourselves we can achieve anything! Following our instincts, desires, dreams certainly leads to create value in the society, in the world. Anybody can do it, men and women!``

Vanessa Carpenter

Technology Experience Designer at IdemoLab, FORCE Technology in Denmark

``...we need to empower girls early on to solve interesting, complicated problems in science and technology and encourage them to play with code and robotics and become intrigued by creating change in the world.``

Susan Poulsen

CEO and Founder Advative

Jeg tror på at diversitet skaber stærkere teams og virksomheder. Udviklingen af moderne virksomheder der skal sikre balancen i arbejdslivet i fremtiden, kræver at piger allerede tidligt bliver motiveret til at være en del af det.

Mahsa Esmaeili

Electrical Engineer/ Project Manager at FORCE Technology

``I believe we in particular need more women in STEM to bring new, unique perspectives into our research and scientific conversations. For me working as an engineer has been an extremely fulfilling career path, and I believe It could be so for other women as well.``

Carina Vargas

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Marie-Louise Little

CEO at Dianova A/S

”Hvis du kan drømme det, kan du gøre det” sagde Walt Disney. Alting starter med en drøm. Lad os starte drømme om at kunne og turde udrette noget nyt og anderledes .

Rikke Møgelvang

Chief Commercial Officer

“Vi er nødt til at ruste børn og unge til den digitale nutid og fremtid ved at styrke og udvikle de færdigheder som de vil få brug for på fremtidens arbejdsmarked. Det gælder både piger og drenge``.

Tina Ibsen

Astrofysiker

``Samles vi mange forskellige mennesker har vi mange baggrunde og forskellige erfaringer at spille ind med. Det giver meget bedre løsninger og mere kreative idéer – og derfor har vi også indenfor STEM-fagene brug for mange forskellige typer af mennesker.``

Josefine B. Wivel Vartiainen

Teacher at Lyngby Friskole

“STEM er for ALLE - så lad os gøre en indsats for at det også føles sådan”.

Alina Jürgensen

Marine Classification Specialist at MAN Energy Solutions

``When you start following your dreams, there will always be challenges. And I believe that with a STEM education you learn that challenges become opportunities for learning and skills building. You will find joy in problem solving and your confidence will be strengthened. And if you failed, you have learned something valuable and that knowledge can never be taken from you.``

Martina Reche Vilanova

Naval architect and maritime engineer

``We, women, can be anything we want to be. I believe it starts with ending stereotypes: STEM is also our future. With High5Girls, I wish to inspire and show girls that there is such an interesting and fun world out there to discover.``

Kendra Bannister

Head of Hardware Development. Airtame

``Diversity inspires innovation, helps to identify better ways to solve challenges, results in higher productivity, and combats affinity bias. Lifting women up and providing examples of opportunities and learnings within STEM is so important to make sure we reach our fullest potential and catalyze change. ``

Anna Krzyzanowska

Electrical Engineer Nanotechnology Specialist

''Women bring a fresh look at new technologies. Women, through a lot of empathy, are able to objectively assess the problem. Girls in technology bring an innovative approach because they have emotional intelligence. Young girls should know that working in technology is something that is motivating. Maria Skladowska Curie was also rejected from the university. If she hadn't been stubborn in pursuing her goals, she would never have been awarded the Nobel Prize.''

Adelaida Gonzalez

Energy and Industrial Engineer

``Women will begin to blossom when we stop being afraid of failure and we start believing in our infinite potential- like any human being. Our greatest enemy is ourselves: we grow up with the aim of being perfect, we fear our insecurities and we fear failure. These are precisely the burdens that pull us down. Young women must realize that perfection is about not being perfect and that we are powerful and infinitely valuable -especially when we fail, because we make room for empirical learning. That's what life is all about - reshaping and being reborn every second day! ``

Olga Rodenko

Scientist at DFM - Danish National Metrology Institute

``I am aspiring to live in the world without any prejudices about science. Let's build this world together``

Emma Hostrup

Co-founder / Funding & Marketing hos Textile Change

``At gribe muligheder kræver evner, vilje og gåpåmod. Det kræver ikke et bestemt køn. STEM uddannelser og iværksætteri giver muligheder, og jeg håber på at kunne inspirere flere kvinder til at gå efter at gribe dem.``

Ditte Højland

Strategi og partnerskaber, Textile Change

”Som barn var jeg altid ”den kreative pige” der var god til at tegne. I mange år troede jeg, at jeg at tilvalget af en kreativ uddannelse, betød fravalg af en STEM uddannelse. Da jeg indså at dette ikke var tilfældet, og at kreativitet er en af de vigtigste redskaber i udviklingen af ny teknologi, åbnede det mine øjne for et væld af muligheder, jeg ellers havde været blind for.”

Nermen Ghoniem

Global Engineer at Jabra

``Doing STEM degrees doesn't have to mean a life of laboratories, sitting alone at a computer or endless math equations. It is much more than that. With a career in STEM, you help build a better tomorrow, whether it’s global warming, medicine, or education. And, with half the population being female, we deserve the female perspective.``

Julie Dalsgard

Director hos Lifeline Robotics

“Curiosity and ingenuity are neither defined nor limited by gender. The fields in which these traits are allowed to run free, should not be either. We need to not only blur but to completely wipe out the lines created as a social construct in ancient times. Why? The laws of nature. Nature fights monocultures but rewards diversity, as it promotes growth, resilience and beauty in all living things. And as humans, we are a part of nature - subject to her laws. Therefore, we must promote gender diversity in education - not for our sake as females, but for the sake of everyone and everything.``

Mariana Villar

System and Application Engineer at Sectra

``The talent that women can bring into STEM can be the key to grow sustainably and face current global challenges. That is how we all win by breaking the stigma on STEM careers, and why it is so important to empower young girls by example. We need to show girls that STEM careers can be as technical or as sensitive as they want them to be, that they can be combined with other interests and that the opportunities of growth are endless.``

Itzel Balderas

Renewable energy Student, DTU

``When I was a child, it was difficult for me to find inspiration to study engineering. In the classes, all the famous scientists were men, and I wondered if I would be able to do it as I had no one around me in this field. Having a role model allows us to help others find that inspiration, by identifying with girls and women who like the same field as you, that inspiration grows and helps us to achieve our dreams``

Asar AH Jaradat

Mechanical engineer

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Lene Nørby Nielsen

Patent Attorney

`` Jeg elsker idéen om at kunne hjælpe unge kvinder med et skub og vil gerne bidrage``

Inese Podgaiska

Secretary General at Association of Nordic Engineers

“Being a role model for me is also to return the favour. I wish to inspire young women to believe in their skills and to overcome their fears. It is a great co-creation process, where uplifting happens for both sides, and the feeling of togetherness unblocks the limitations our minds create.”

Elisabeth Andreae

Energy Engineer – PhD student in Power-to-X solutions

``To tackle the challenges of tomorrow we need to focus on education for all. The STEM fields provide innovative technological solutions that make modern life easier and more sustainable. To ensure future generation have a healthy environment to live in, we need diverse people with diverse skillsets – we need more women to join the STEM field.``