BBC News Igbo
·Jul 2026
I am not ashamed of my manual job fixing car windscreens – Chiamaka Ifeanyi
Chiamaka Ifeanyi, a student at the University of Calabar, describes learning to repair vehicle windscreens from her father and explains the challenges she faces as a young woman in a male‑dominated trade. She highlights social stereotypes, repeated questioning of her career choice and injuries sustained on the job, stressing that she feels no shame in her work and values commitment over societal expectations.