![]() ![]() In this variety show, we’ll gently reacquaint you with the clitoris and vulva through an interactive craft activity, clit jeopardy (with edible prizes!), and an onstage debate where we’ll require your help to settle a heated question: who has done more for the clitoris, art or science? Gross and artist Sophia Wallace, two of the foremost thinkers when it comes to the clitoris and female sexuality, for a wild ride into your own body and intimate self-knowledge. Just try and you will see what you can do.Join science journalist Rachel E. Don’t listen to the people who say that you can’t do it. “If I had to offer a piece of advice to someone who wants to work in motorsport – or for life in general – I would say don’t stop. “I had this idea that if you want to do something or make something, then you should just go and do it and not always ask for permission or wait for advice or help – just go and do your best. "My family was always behind me and my brothers, but we grew up with the idea that you make yourself. ![]() “I grew up in an environment where you had to prove yourself and prove what you can do," said Biscaye, who has been with Venturi since 2009. Girls were able to get involved in technical workshops to develop their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) skills while being encouraged to be creative and work as a team.Ĩ/8 Electric Karting Slalom: Equipped with race suits and helmets, the participants experience first-hand what it is to be a racer! After one practice lap, the girls get out on the track for two timed laps – this experience is both thrilling and competitive, and a unique opportunity to kick-start a karting career.įIA Girls on Track was borne out of Susie Wolff's Dare To Be Different programme, founded with the same aim of encouraging women into the sport.įor International Women in Engineering Day, ROKiT Venturi Racing, the Formula E team at which Wolff holds the role of team principal, featured one of its leading engineers who operates as team manager for the Monegasque outfit - Advanced Mechanics graduate Delphine Biscaye. ![]() It offered up a unique opportunity to inspire and encourage girls between the ages of 8-18 to get involved in a number of innovative activities aimed at boosting confidence and creating exciting new career opportunities. Having launched in February 2019 at the Mexico City E-Prix, and following more success with an event at the Berlin E-Prix early in 2019, Formula E partnered with FIA Girls on Track initiative again for Season 6 - when the championship was last able to welcome fans to events - at the season-opening Diryah E-Prix and Round 3 in Santiago, Chile. READ MORE: How Venturi's Delphine Biscaye forged a career in motorsport So it's it's an initiative that I'm very proud to be a part of, and which is making progress." "Due to the pandemic, we're doing everything virtually, which actually has a huge added benefit that we're reaching a massively global audience as opposed to just doing local community-led events. "We have some fantastic ladies who are part of the team and before the pandemic hit, we put on live events who would get young school girls to the race track and open up all the different areas and aspects of the sport. Girls on Track seeks to push forward the FIA’s goal of gender equality and increased participation in motorsport "we want to inspire the next generation of young girls who want to create opportunity within the sport and make sure that they're supported through role models and mentoring," says Wolff.
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