Girls Takeover: Teens around the world try out top jobs
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Mary, 18, took over the role of Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications, sitting in on a senate meeting and speaking out about the bullying that many girls face on the internet.
Distri, 16, spent the day at Rovio, the company that makes the game Angry Birds, giving a speech about the importance of girls knowing how to use and create technology.
18-year-old Ada stepped into the boots of MTV News' Editor-in-Chief for the day, holding internal news meetings and writing news articles.
Seventeen-year-old Asa-Marie from Finland called for universities of the future to be more equal and more sustainable, during her day as President of Aalto University.
Sixteen-year-old Fatia symbolically took over a role position in the Ugandan government as the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission.
Leticia, 17, became the High Commissioner to the Embassy of Switzerland in Ghana, Benin and Togo.
Esther, 17, stepped into the shoes of the Ambassador of Sweden in Kenya.
Fourteen-year-old Patience got to become CEO of a technology innovation hub in Malawi, attending to business calls and addressing different business issues.
Rodaina took over as the Netherlands Ambassador in Egypt during her day of Girls Takeover.
Mara, from Cambaodia got a taste of her dream of becoming a CEO of a big company.
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