Valerie meets astronaut Helen Sharman at Space Event in Parliament

Helen Sharman CMG, OBE Hon FRSC was the first woman from the West to visit space. Helen spends her time now on outreach work with schools.

We chatted about how important it was to raise awareness of women in science, the so called STEM subjects. The event was organised by POST the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. More information can be found here:  ­­post.parliament.uk | @POST_UK