Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently cited the fact “that increasing the share of women in leadership positions from 0% to 30% translates into a 15% boost to profitability”.
“A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.” Equal access to opportunities in STEM for women translates in bringing more of the neglected half of the global population to innovate for a greater good. Equal access to opportunities in STEM for women translates in bringing more of the neglected half of the global population to innovate for a greater good. When women are absent from the innovation space, their lived experiences, challenges and dreams are likely to be excluded in the design of research, products and services that matter most to them. A must read from a molecular geneticist Prof. Eliane Ubalijoro. Read more
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