What role or impact would you like to play in relation to women's rights, today?
For me personally I was really horrified by how unethical the fast fashion industry was when it came to, predominantly female, garment workers- modern slavery, sexual violence, unsafe working conditions and deaths. By supporting brands like H&M and ASOS and Zara I realised I was endorsing their unethical practices against women and that that was completely against my feminist beliefs. By creating an app that facilitates more second-hand shopping through making clothes altering easy, I hope to have a small impact in steering money away from those companies that take advantage of women in developing countries and take advantage of our planet – hopefully contributing to forcing them into making a change.
Also, given that 5% of leadership positions in the tech sector are held by women I’d love to be a part of a much-needed change by founding and running a successful tech company as a black woman. I intend to create a company that is focussed on hiring women and marginalised groups as well as having a supportive company culture – for example for working mums etc. It may not be a huge impact on women’s rights but it’s what I think I can do as an individual.