About International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science .

Dates of International Day of Women and Girls in Science

2024 United Nations Sunday, February 11thInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science

2023 United Nations Saturday, February 11thInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science

2022 United Nations Friday, February 11thInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science

2021 United Nations Thursday, February 11thInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science

2020 United Nations Tuesday, February 11thInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science

Summary

Celebrates the achievements of women in science and also promotes equal access for women and girls into the science fields.

Global statistics of women participation in science and technical subjects

Currently, there are fewer than 30% women researchers in the world. UNESCO data from 2014 to 2016 show that just 30% of all female college students chose STEM-related majors. The proportion of female students is particularly low in ICT (3%), natural science, mathematics, and statistics (5%), as well as engineering, manufacturing, and construction (8 per cent). Girls and women are being discouraged from careers in science-related sectors by entrenched biases and gender stereotypes. According to the 2015 Gender Bias Without Borders study by the Geena Davis Institute, only 12% of on-screen characters with recognizable STEM jobs were women, reflecting the same biases that exist in the real world.

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 February 11th as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

It is run by UNESCO and UN-Women.

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