[ applause ] >> everyone, i'm karima. i grew up in a family where expectations are high. my brother graduated from high school with honors and he went to university. so i thought that was it, that's the end of it. my parents got their first born, he's a male, and he went to university, they achieved their dream, that's it. but that wasn't the case. i was wrong. they encouraged me to do the same as he did, if not better. but the struggles started when i went to high school. and i chose science and technology with electricity as a specialty which is a domain where males are dominating. stereotypes, you're a girl, what are you doing between machines and wires, you're not supposed to be here. i broke the chain like previous years boys always come on top, and this year i came on top. [ applause ] >> karima, thank you. >> i always think, wow, i know millions of girls in the united states and around the world who need to see this, they need to hear this conversation. because you don't have to be in the room but we all need it.