From laboratory in Moscow to catwalk in Johannesburg: women from BRICS countries conquer worlds of technology and fashion

Sahar Moghimian, a postgraduate student from Iran, is developing a tech start-up in Moscow whilst completing her postgraduate studies at Skoltech. Meanwhile, in South Africa, Mpho Mogotsi is helping female designers break into the international market and connecting her home continent’s creative sector with the fashion industries of the BRICS countries. Their stories are part of a wider trend: women are playing an increasingly prominent role in science, business and innovation across the group.

What has enabled these women to achieve success in their respective fields?

Details in our report.

TV BRICS reporter: Leonid Samuna

TV BRICS cameraman: Aleksander Ermolaev

Translated and voiced by Artificial Intelligence.