Female professors and students from the ETSi participate in talks at secondary schools for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science , professors and students from the ETSi (School of Engineering) participated in talks and roundtables at various educational centers.
At the Fernando de Herrera Institute, they organized a roundtable discussion on the importance of STEM careers and the need to promote female participation in this field, providing concrete examples of the professional careers of senior researchers and young women completing their academic studies.
Representing the ETSi were Emilia Martín , a graduate in Industrial Technology Engineering currently pursuing a Double Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Electronic, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, along with Rosario Villegas , a professor at the DIQA (Department of Chemical Engineering and Automation) . Third and fourth-year ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education) students and first-year Bachillerato (Upper Secondary Education) students attended.
At the Albert Einstein Institute, a lecture and subsequent discussion were held for 3rd and 4th year ESO students, as well as students in the Health and Environmental Sciences program of Higher Vocational Training. Alicia Ronda and Rosario Villegas, both from DIQA.
February 11. International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Gender equality has always been a central theme of the United Nations. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will contribute decisively not only to the world's economic development, but also to progress towards all the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On 14 March 2011, the Commission on the Status of Women adopted the report at its 55th session, with the agreed conclusions on women's and girls' access to and participation in education, training, and science and technology, including promoting women's equal access to full employment and decent work. On 20 December 2013, the General Assembly adopted the resolution on science, technology and innovation for development, recognizing that full and equal access to and participation in science, technology and innovation for women and girls of all ages were essential to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
The General Assembly declared 11 February the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in recognition of the key role played by women in the scientific and technological community. In its resolution of 22 December 2015, the United Nations body where all Member States are represented adopted a resolution justifying the proclamation of this International Day and commending the initiatives undertaken by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and other competent organizations to support women scientists and promote access for women and girls to education, training and research in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
