On 11 February 2025, the tenth International Day of Women and Girls in Science will be celebrated worldwide. The United Nations is the instigator of this. The University of Twente is seizing this day to put 25 female figureheads in the spotlight.
Last week, the 25 scientists had their portraits taken by photographer Annabel Jeuring.
The researchers dedicate themselves every day to shaping our society of tomorrow. They do so out of a deep-rooted fascination for science and innovation, in various fields. For instance, what should our digital healthcare system look like? How do we design even more efficient solar panels? Or how do we prevent water from reaching our knees? Just some of the topics these enthusiastic UT staff members are working on.
UN on international day of women and girls in science
A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still under-represented in these fields.
Gender equality has always been a core issue for the United Nations. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will make a crucial contribution not only to economic development of the world, but to progress across all the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well.
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