* When Patrice Banks couldn’t find the "kind of mechanic" she was looking for to help with her car, she didn’t just complain about the problem—she decided to solve it ... At 31, Banks enrolled in night classes at a technical school, often the only woman in a room full of teenage mechanics in training. She worked in Philadelphia garages for free while finishing school, determined to master an industry that had long underestimated women’s capability, intelligence and skill. In 2016, she opened Girls Auto Clinic—an auto repair center staffed entirely by women. But Banks didn’t stop there. Inside the shop, she built Clutch Beauty Bar, a full-service salon where clients can get blowouts, manicures, and pedicures while their cars are being serviced. Because empowerment doesn’t mean choosing between beauty and brains—it means owning both. Today, Banks is helping rewrite the rules of a male-dominated industry, building a growing community of women she proudly calls “sheCANics”—proof that ...