Confidence: Stories about finding your voice
b'This week we present two stories about people finding strength in their own voice.\\nPart 1: \\xa0A parent-teacher conference leads Eugenia Duodu to question whether she can be a scientist. \\nPart 2: At 13 years old Misha Gajewski has to undergo a jaw surgery to fix a face she is just getting used to. \\nEugenia Duodu is the Toronto-based CEO of Visions of Science, which\\xa0 inspires kids from low-income and marginalized communities to pursue\\xa0 careers in STEM. As a youth born and raised in a low-income community,\\xa0 she strives to maintain a strong connection to her local and global\\xa0 community by being a mentor and advocate. Her goal is to help make a\\xa0 long-lasting positive impact in communities through STEM engagement and\\xa0 in-turn allow youth to unlock their potential. Eugenia holds a PhD in\\xa0 Chemistry from the University of Toronto.\\xa0 \\nMisha is a freelance journalist whose work has been featured on Vice,\\xa0 BBC and CTV News, among others. She is also a journalism Professor at\\xa0 Seneca College and a scriptwriter for the popular Youtube channel\\xa0 SciShow. Misha has a degree in business and psychology from Western\\xa0 University and a Masters in science journalism from City University\\xa0 London. She also has a cat named Satan and when she\\u2019s not writing in her\\xa0 pyjamas she can be found exploring the world or repurposing old\\xa0 furniture. She is @mishagajewski\\xa0 \\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'