United Nations published this video item, entitled “Women and Girls in Science: 6th International Day” – below is their description.
On 11 February 2021, the 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly will be held at the United Nations Headquarters virtually. With great momentum and interest to accelerate progress in achieving the 2030 Development Agenda and its 17 Global Goals, the 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly theme will be Beyond the Borders: Equality in Science for Society, with a special focus on the value of the social aspects and cultural dimensions in Science, Technology and Innovation to enhance sustainable development programmes.
– Opening Segment: Beyond the Borders
– Launching Girls in Science 4 SDGs International Platform Progress Report
– “My Fellow Blind Scientists: Writing Science in Braille”
– Leading Courageously in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
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– CANSU Global Equality Stand: Bridging Voices to Action
– Equality in Science for Society : for the people and the planet
– Beyond the Borders Music Performance Praising Women & Girls in Science by Mr. Ahmed Mukhtar (Iraq) and Ms. Claudia Rosal (Spain)
– Closing Session
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Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science. Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science.
At present, less than 30 per cent of researchers worldwide are women. According to UNESCO data (2014 – 2016), only around 30 per cent of all female students select STEM-related fields in higher education. Globally, female students’ enrolment is particularly low in ICT (3 per cent), natural science, mathematics and statistics (5 per cent) and in engineering, manufacturing and construction (8 per cent).
Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are steering girls and women away from science related fields. As in the real world, the world on screen reflects similar biases—the 2015 Gender Bias Without Borders study by the Geena Davis Institute showed that of the onscreen characters with an identifiable STEM job, only 12 per cent were women.
In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/70/212 declaring 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
UN website for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-day/events
Programme: https://bit.ly/3aRxuuU
United Nations YouTube Channel
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