Daingean's Shakira Darby was one of only two women on her civil engineering course in college.
An Offaly woman with dwarfism is speaking up about her experiences trying to find employment.
Shakira Darby from Daingean was just one of two women on her civil engineering course in college, and has undertaken around 15 job interviews so far.
She's sharing her story as part of the One Day, Many Voices radio campaign highlighting diversity, inclusion and the wide range of voices that make up our communities.
Ms Darby says she has plenty of skills to bring to the table:
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