The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has called for deliberate efforts to bridge existing gender gap at all levels of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across the country.
APWEN said although, women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still under-represented in these fields.
The group also made case for adequate funding of water projects to ensure availability and eliminate spread of water-related diseases
APWEN President, Dr. Elizabeth Eterigho, who made the call at the lnternational Day for Women and Girls in Science, highlighted the role women and girls play in science and technology.
The day was adopted by the United Nations to promote equal access and participation for women and girls in science. To achieve the target of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations at the General Assembly in 2015, set aside February 11, yearly to mark the day. The theme of the year is – ‘Equity, diversity and inclusion: water unites us’.
Continue reading: https://guardian.ng/property/women-are-still-under-represented-in-stem-field/
APWEN said although, women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still under-represented in these fields.
The group also made case for adequate funding of water projects to ensure availability and eliminate spread of water-related diseases
APWEN President, Dr. Elizabeth Eterigho, who made the call at the lnternational Day for Women and Girls in Science, highlighted the role women and girls play in science and technology.
The day was adopted by the United Nations to promote equal access and participation for women and girls in science. To achieve the target of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations at the General Assembly in 2015, set aside February 11, yearly to mark the day. The theme of the year is – ‘Equity, diversity and inclusion: water unites us’.
Continue reading: https://guardian.ng/property/women-are-still-under-represented-in-stem-field/
