In a Twitter Q&A for U.N. Women’s #HeForShe campaign, a fan asked goodwill ambassador Emma Watson what she needed to do to change her father’s thoughts on engineering, a field traditionally dominated by men.
The actress’ firm response: “Become an engineer.”
Watson’s young fan isn’t in a unique situation. Various studies have shown that while there are a considerable number of girls interested in math and science at a young age, their numbers decline as they get to higher levels of education.