Time to ensure women get fair chance in science
Maha Akeel
February 25, 2021 00:17
A student at Khalifa University Abu Dhabi conducts an experiment in the university’s fluids and low speed aerodynamics lab. (Khalifa University)
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I was not fond of physics when I was in school, although I was very much aware of its importance as a subject, having grasped the significance of gravity, the atom and the theory of relativity. On the other hand, I did enjoy biology and chemistry, dissecting frogs and mixing chemicals in the lab. I was also good at math, algebra and geometry.
Published February 22, 2021, 4:02 PM
For so long, there have been stereotypes of what courses or fields of study women should engage in. But for Education Secretary Leonor Briones, now is the time to break those barriers and bring in more women – especially into the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
Education Secretary Leonor Briones
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“Women, if brought to the field of science and technology will be making great contributions along with men,” Briones said during this year’s celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Briones noted that the perception that women should engage in fields that are primarily related to their functions such as being a mother or a wife should be changed.
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