Carrie Strom, president of Irvine-based Allergan Aesthetics, led her team in helping a female-mentor program for nonprofit Girls Inc. by showing young women all facets of the business.
Allergan Aesthetics develops, manufactures and markets a portfolio of leading aesthetics brands. It also has to think ahead about its future workforce. Some 250 hours of Allergan work went into a lively Meet the Workforce day with high school girls.
“It’s exciting to be a part of the growth of so many young women and watching them as they set off on the next chapters of their education and life,” Strom says.
Nearly two dozen young women shadowed Allergan mentors and worked directly on projects.
“The hope is that these experiences will help girls get to know our business and potentially see themselves in a STEM-related business,” Strom says.
One of Strom’s passions? More women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) world. She wants her company to help lead what she calls “awareness of the lack of diverse and female representations in STEM today.”
Allergan also supports the Girls Inc. mantra for its young women: “Be strong, smart and bold.”
A recent participant in a Meet the Workforce program, Zarina Unis, says of her experience: “It has given me more confidence to pursue my passions. I have met many powerful women whose stories have inspired me.”
