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Emma Watson’s character in “The Circle” may feel helpless, but her starring role is still an inspiration for women who are pursuing STEM careers.

In the film, Mae Holland (Watson) scores a tech job for a highly-established Internet corporation, The Circle, which resembles Google or Facebook. Though the plot is generally bleak, the film has a silver lining. Holland’s job gives women a positive female role model in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. Unfortunately, girls are not encouraged to study these subjects in school so the industry is highly underrepresented by women.

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Off-screen, Watson is an advocate for women and supports ladies pursuing careers in STEM. She is currently behind a scholarship program at University of Waterloo in Canada, which annually awards $12,000 to six female students in their first year of college. In the next four years, she is projected to donate $288,000 to 24 women studying STEM.

While her latest role is more subtle, Holland’s job shows solidarity and support for women in the technology industry. Although the film delves into the dark side of the digital age, it also shines a positive light on feminism. Watson serves as a strong female leader and role model for young women still figuring out the answer to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Here at ENTITY, we invite women to explore this question seriously to ultimately figure out — what is your life’s calling?

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In an interview with USA Today, “The Circle” director James Ponsoldt spoke highly of Watson’s character for the plot’s structure. “We live through Mae,” Ponsoldt says. “She is us. You will walk out of the theater and have a serious look at yourself and how you’re living your life.”

The sci-fi thriller – labeled by Rolling Stone as a “tech dystopia” – premieres April 28, 2017. See the teaser trailer above, courtesy of Movieclips Trailers.

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