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19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford is on a mission to fly solo across the world to inspire young women to join aviation.
According to CBC, “The Belgian-British teen is planning to visit 52 countries on five continents over the next three months, and made a stop on Montreal on Wednesday along the way.”
While on her visit in Montreal, Rutherford visited École national d'aérotechnique at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit in Saint-Hubert, Que. She spoke openly about gender inequalities within the aviation industry and how she seeks change in the future:
"When I grew up, there weren't many girls in aviation, or STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), So I'm hoping that with my flights, I can show girls that: 'Look, here's a girl flying, you're not alone, there's someone else out there who loves the same things that you do.'"
Rutherford is changing the world one km at a time.