Messages from women in STEM fields

 Quotes from Powerful Women in STEM - Özlem Kahraman

 Zerrin ALKAN-A small summary about Zuhal Karagöz Genç's speech

As you know Zuhal Karagöz Genç was the guest of first Stem webinary.She shared her memories with our students and also she had some advices for them.She pointed out that knowing what job you will have in the future is very important and of course to be very diligent in making this dream come true.She told that altough her mother wanted her to work in public she became an academic at the university.

At that moment she and her husband are still studying in Adıyaman University at Central Research Labarotary and also they are producing disinfectant and liquıd soaps to fight against the new type of coronavirus, collecting ethyl alcohol from university .

Buket Karakaş- Şehit Metin Arslan KAİHL - Second STEM career webinar

Our second guest of Stem webinars was Beste Selekoğlu. She is such an ambitious and successful civil engineer. Despite her young age, she has succeed in many projects and started to run her own business. She shared her experiences with our students candidly. Thanks to all participants.

 

Buket Karakaş- Şehit Metin Arslan KAİHL-First STEM career webinar

Our first guest of Stem webinars was Zuhal Karagöz Genç. She is a successful chemist in Adıyaman University and she carries on her studying in Material Engineering Department. She shared her studying and experiences with our students. Thanks to all participants.

 

Buket Karakaş - Şehit Metin Arslan KAİHL- First online meeting of project partners

We completed first partner meeting, we discussed the details of the project and recognized ourselves. It was both instructive and enjoyable.

 

Buket Karakaş- Şehit Metin Arslan KAİHL -project logo survey of the school

I and my students had meeting about how to create project logo, we discussed it and decided on colors and shapes. All my students created logo and we voted for the best logo of the school. It was a good experience. Thanks to all my students.

 

Women in STEM Careers

 

       Both education and gender equality are an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More girls are going to school today than before; gender equality in primary education has been achieved in most of the regions. However, there are still large inequalities in the labor market in some regions, women still do not have equal access to work. While more women are entering the STEM workforce than ever before, women are still significantly under-represented in STEM occupations in many countries.


       Only 17 women have won a Nobel Prize in physics, chemistry or medicine since Marie Curie in 1903, compared to 572 men.Today, only 28% of all of the world’s researchers are women. According to UNESCO data (2014 - 2016), only around 30 per cent of all female students select STEM-related fields in higher education. Globally, female students’ enrolment is particularly low in ICT (3 per cent), natural science, mathematics and statistics (5 per cent) and in engineering, manufacturing and construction (8 per cent).


        Ensuring girls and women have equal access to STEM education and ultimately STEM careers is an imperative from the human rights, scientific, and development perspectives. the inclusion of women promotes scientific excellence and boosts the quality of STEM outcomes, as diverse perspectives aggregate creativity, reduce potential biases, and promote more robust knowledge and solutions.

       Reference:

• Cracking the code: girls' and women's education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), UNESCO.