According to the Ministry of Education, today 5% of girls they want to be scientists when they grow up, compared to more than 15% of children. The gender gap when it comes to choosing studies and professions is still a reality, which is why the day of women and girls in science, which was celebrated this Friday, is very necessary.
A team from laSexta has spoken with the microbiologist Lorena Vigón, who seeks a cure for AIDS and also for the coronavirus: “We are looking for biomarkers that predict why some people have a milder time and others less.”
She and her colleagues share a reality: as children they had no role models. “I don’t have anyone as a reference in my family, but since I was little I remember they gave me a microscopeVigon adds.
In science careers, women account for 47% and hit the glass ceiling when they want to reconcile work and personal life. “I am the mother of two children and that is a ‘handicap’,” says a researcher.
All of them have given a talk to make their work visible and create female role models and they have more than met their goal. In addition, they have a clear message for all those girls who want to be scientists and have not been in the talk. “That they continue to make an effort and that their limits are set by them.” This is scientific word.
Source: Lasexta
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