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Three Lebanese women among the most inspiring and influential women for 2019
31-10-2019
BBC published the list of the 100 most inspiring and influential women around the world for 2019, including three Lebanese out of 17 Arab women. The Lebanese women are: 1) Najat Saliba, chemistry professor at AUB conducing world leading research on polluted air; 2) poet Dayna Ash, founded on her return to Beirut (at the age of 16) the Haven For Artists NGO providing a cultural and creative space for women and LGBT community in Lebanon, and 3) Aya Bdeir, founder of LittleBits company which makes kits of electronic blocks that allows anyone to build, prototype and invent, particularly girls aged 10. Noting, that this year, Bdeir launched a USD 4 million initiative with Disney aimed to reduce the gender gap in science, technology and innovation through supplying 15,000 10-year old girls in California with free LittleBits kits. (Al Mustaqbal, October 16, 2019)
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