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My name is Liliam,

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I am a telecommunications engineer.

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I work at Enel Green Power’s
hydroelectric plants in Guatemala,

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in the control room.

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I oversee the Canada, Montecristo, Matanzas

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and San Isidro hydroelectric plants. I am 25 years old.

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From a very young age
I envisioned myself as an engineer.

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I was the only woman among 20 male classmates.

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At the beginning it was quite difficult,

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but I would tell the women of younger generations

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to try to be agents of change,

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to promote gender equality

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and prove that we can be leaders,

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to put an end to stereotypes in society.

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Let's encourage more women to study science,

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engineering and mathematics,

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and become professionals in STEM fields,
and let’s lead by example,

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which is how we can contribute
to achieving gender equality.

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In Guatemala it’s still very difficult for women

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to occupy positions of leadership.

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We are still in that struggle,

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but I think that over the years

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we have seen more women in professional positions.

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It is important to highlight that

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only a very small percentage of women
can study engineering

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or even dream of a university degree.

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Over the past 20 years, we have seen worldwide

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that empowering women and young girls
has had a positive impact

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on economic growth and development.

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Among the targets of Goal 5,
I would like to mention two specifically:

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o ensure women’s full and effective
participation in the labor market

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and equal opportunities for leadership,

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and the second, to enhance the use of information
and communications technology.

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his enabled me to study telecommunications engineering

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and to aspire to a position as a control room operator

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in a company like Enel Green Power Guatemala.