The #100tífiques is a three-year-old initiative of the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), in which girls and young women across the country have the opportunity to connect and meet researchers and scientists from the business world, research centers and universities.
Those that participated shared various experiences and careers in order to serve as role models to make science more appealing to future generations.
Provital noted, in a press statement, Sustainable social growth is a core value for us. Our commitment to inclusivity and diversity management is an essential part of Provital s corporate culture.
Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has urged girls involved in the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to avail themselves of regular internships and identify professional role models in order to gain maximum value from their education and attain career success.
According to her, the study of STEM without a hands-on experience such as internships is meaningless. She averred that regular practice, as well as appropriate guidance and mentorship, are pre-requisites for successful STEM careers.
“While learning STEM, try to connect the classroom to the practical world in order to place your learnings into a real-world context. Personally, by being curious and taking a keen interest in internships, I learnt a lot while in school” she said.
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IITA seeks to build the next generation of female scientists and leaders
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19 February 2021
On 11 February, the Women in Research and Science (WIRES) held a 13-hour marathon webinar to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The event themed “CGIAR Women in Science: Shaping the world through science and innovation,” assembled CGIAR centers to each give an hour presentation. Besides hearing about some cutting-edge science, participants engaged directly with some of CGIAR’s finest women scientists and speakers.
IITA joined WIRES to showcase how CGIAR women scientists are transforming how we look at food, land, and water systems worldwide. Apart from celebrating its female scientists, IITA also sought to train and attract young girls into science through programs like IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA) and Start Them Early Program (STEP). IITA Women’s Group also partners in the Raising Girls Ambition (RAGA) program to sponsor young girls in sci
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Women remain underrepresented in the scientific community, as they make up less than 30% of the world s researchers according to the United Nations.
While research has shown that girls start doubting their abilities to take on male-dominated roles at a very young age, podcasts can be a great way to encourage them to overcome the many institutional and cultural challenges of being a woman in science.
Here is a selection of four podcasts to listen to in observance of this year s International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
We often imagine scientists as being cartoonish, eccentric figures with wild hair playing with tubes in a lab. People who are not like us.