Curitiba, Brazil – Throughout March, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Curitiba jointly with the Education Management and the Social Responsibility Council of the FIEP Group conducted the “Girls in Science” project, which aims to encourage girls’ participation in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
This follows the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated every year on 11 February since 2016. This recognized that women represent 33% of all researchers globally, but only 12% of them are members of national scientific academies. In the fields of technology and innovation, this presence is even lower, with only one in five professionals being a woman (UNESCO). Promoting access to participation in science for women and girls is essential to close the gender gap in science.
