Outreach
09 Feb 2024
February 11, International Day of Women and Girls in Science
UNESCO stated in 2015 that February 11 was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science to inspire and promote women's participation in education, training, and science and technology and recognize the critical role of girls and women in the scientific and technological communities.
At the Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research, 56% of the staff are women, working as scientific personnel, as well as in training, technical and administrative support.
To commemorate this day, the CIB Margarita Salas is launching a visibility campaign on social networks to collect the names of inspiring and referential women scientists, living or deceased, from different fields of science. You can contribute through this link and highlight your favorite women researchers in a "Cloud of Women Scientists" that we will be updating in the coming days.
Moreover, several of our researchers are participating in different initiatives in schools and high schools in the Community of Madrid:
María Jesús Martínez (Microbial Systems and Protein Engineering)
- Talk-Workshop "Fungi: tools for the development of sustainable processes".
February 16, 2024, at the Padre Coloma School.
María Dolores Línde, Juan Carro, Rodrigo Rincón and María Isabel Sánchez (Biotechnology for Lignocellulosic Biomass).
- Talk about the research career and experimental activities.
February 13, 2024, at CPB Fuentesanta (Colmenar Viejo), three classes of 5th-grade Primary School and three classes of 5-year Infant School.
Raquel Gómez Sintes and Beatriz Villarejo Zori (Autophagy lab).
- Talk to raise the visibility of different women scientists, colloquium, and experiments on DNA and pH.
February 12 and 16, 2024, at CEIP San Benito (Ciudad Lineal), for 3rd-grade of Primary School and 6th-grade of Primary School respectively.
Helena Gómez (Environmental Microbiology)
- Demonstrative activity "Scientific mums! Playing around chemistry, physics, and biology at school".
February 9, 2024, at CEIP Daniel Vázquez Díaz, for the 14 infant and primary classes of this school.
Gema María Pérez Farinós (Applied Entomology for Human and Plant Health)
Talk at CEIP Alfredo di Stefano, addressed to the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades of primary school.
Mariola Silvestre (Applied Entomology for Human and Plant Health)
February 10, 2024, at the CIEA Dehesa de la Villa
Carmen Fernández (NMR and Molecular Recognition & Outreach)
- Storytelling about female scientists
February 13 at 16:00h at Tres Olivos School, for the 4 year-old class.
More info:
http://www.un.org/en/events/women-and-girls-in-science-day/
Campaign "We all do science" CSIC (in Spanish): link.
CSIC Women and Science Commission & Delegate Commission for Equality: link.