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WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE & DEVELOPMENT team Beta Presents Women in Science: How science promotes a more gender-inclusive society
"The world needs Science and Science needs more women."
women still represent just 33.3 % of researchers globally, and their work rarely gains the recognition it deserves Less than 4 % of Nobel Prizes for science have ever been awarded to women
Gender imbalance in STEM fields Factors that affect girls' performance in Math and Science: encouragement from parents, interactions with mathematics and science teachers, curriculum content, hands-on laboratory experiences, high school achievement in mathematics and science, and resources available at home
Explanations for low representation of women Discrimination
Strategies for increasing representation of women Role models
Conclusion "As the world hurtles towards a future threatened by climate change and resource scarcity, the global scientific community must lose no time in recognising and promoting women scientists’ achievements."