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continued from p. 4 Martinez said being part of a peace process was life changing and had no shortage of stories following the experience. "I was the only female on the mission so it certainly made for some interesting dynamics with the men (other international observers) I was serving with in terms of getting along and what women can and can't do," she said. "We set up our camp and the expectation was that I would be doing all the cooking. Another time, I volunteered to drive one of the four-by-fours and the thought was `You're a woman. You can't drive.' I just had to deal First woman astronaut to deliver keynote speech at awards ceremony with a lot of these archaic stereotypes." Martinez is currently a director at Oakville's UTC Aerospace Systems-Landing Gear, a company responsible for the design, manufacture, assembly, testing and delivery of fully-integrated landing gear. Special guest The mother of three will be in good company during the awards ceremony, where Canada's first woman astronaut, Dr. Roberta Bondar will give the keynote address after receiving the Northern Lights Pioneer Award. Martinez participates in several boards including Women in Aerospace Canada, the Air Cadet League of Canada (Ontario Provincial Committee), and the Spanish Speaking Education Network. She lives with her husband Bill Foster and their three children, Emi, 9, Ken, 4, and Willa, 3. The Oakville resident is hoping young women and girls will learn a lesson from 5 | Friday, August 22, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com her story. "There isn't anything that they can't do. I feel very strongly that with the right educational background and the right passion, women can do anything," said Martinez. "You have to have a desire to do it and there is going to be hard work involved, but I've always found that the harder the work, the more rewarding it is at the end." 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