WOMEN IN SCIENCE

Today, we celebrate WomenInScience. WomenInSTEM all across the globe that are doing amazing work and making new discoveries. As for her,  she have a PhD with a specialization in fluid mechanics. A lot of the technologies she've worked on are geared towards space applications.

THE WORLD NEEDS SCIENCE AND SCIENCE NEEDS WOMEN

The Working Group “Women in Science” aims to have the voice of women scientists widely heard to reach policy and decision makers with the target of a better future for female scientists. Moreover the group aims to raise broad awareness to the not fully exploited potential of the female intellectualism.
“Women in Science” believes in a global contribution by creating a platform where challenges and possible solutions are tackled in order to build capacity of its group members as well as of other women who would consider the Working Group as providing a role model for career success.

Women scientists are leading ground-breaking research across the world. But despite their remarkable discoveries, women still represent just 29 %* of researchers globally, and their work rarely gains the recognition it deserves. Only 3 % of Nobel Prizes for science have ever been awarded to women, and only 11 %* of senior research roles are held by women in Europe... 

Supporting early-career women scientists in Nigeria

Problem

Women scientists are generally underrepresented in infectious disease research in Nigeria and rarely occupy senior positions such as fellows and principal investigators, a situation that is further aggravated by religious and cultural fundamentalism that is pervasive in Nigeria, which hinders women from attaining their potential.

Proposed solution

To better understand women’s underrepresentation in science in Nigeria, the project conducted a landscape analysis reviewing women research scientists in infectious diseases research publications (between 2010 and 2014) across 7 institutions in 4 geographical zones, and examined the professional challenges and socio-cultural barriers that women face in establishing and maintaining careers in health research in different sociocultural settings in Nigeria.

Background

Nigeria is situated in West Africa. A lower middle-income country, with approximately 178 million inhabitants in 2014, it is Africa’s most populous nation. In recent years, several regions in Nigeria have experienced instability due to the actions of the militant group, Boko Haram.
Nigeria has strengthened its institutional framework for science and technology. In addition to its Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria established a National Research and Innovation Council in 2014 whose members include the ministries of science and technology, education, environment and information and communications technology. Although Nigeria has a low scientific publishing record and only a small number of its researchers (23% in 2007) are women (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2015), it has taken steps to address the gender imbalance in science. Its Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, adopted in 2012, which is integrated in the country’s Vision 20:2020 Economic Transformation Blueprint, has an objective to mainstream women in science, technology and innovation (STI).

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