Thirty-five Basque entities have joined forces around the ‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ project, thus confirming their commitment to the objectives of the initiative: to make visible the activity of women in science, to break with the typically male roles attributed to scientific-technical activities and to encourage the choice of scientific careers among girls and adolescents.
With these objectives in mind, the entities have joined forces to organize a program of activities to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is celebrated every year on February 11.
‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ is a project that, after being conceived for the first time in 2017, has been growing and strengthening year after year and, in addition to fulfilling the main objectives of the initiative, it makes a deep reflection to advance in a necessary change of scenario of the scientific-technological panorama.
Thus, this year “we want to highlight the concept of “Hazia erein / Plant the seed”, highlighting how each small action can make a difference on the path towards equality in science”, says the Emakumeak Zientzian organization.
“We firmly believe that each talk, workshop or shared story has the power to inspire new generations and sow a change that transcends beyond a single week a year”, they add. All of this will be captured in several audiovisual pieces that seek to bring the real voices of those who work for change closer to the public, highlighting gender equality and the role of female role models.
“The videos include testimonies from people – researchers, teachers, students, equality managers at research centers and representatives of public entities – who have experienced first-hand the importance of these small seeds of transformation, inviting people to reflect on the power of everyday actions to build a more equitable future”, says the ‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ organization.
