In last month’s piece we learned about an up and coming organization that is centered on being the spark, the inspiration, the motivation for women, especially across the continent of Africa in the fields of STEM. This month’s article we focus on the next aspect of that journey, the many women in universities who are […]
EMPOWERING WOMEN IN STEM SERIES: Levers in Heels Creating Inspiration
Across the many STEM fields a lack of female representation has been noted around the world. For example, the UNESCO Institute of Statistics reported in 2015 that on average in the world women constitute as 28% of researchers and when looking specifically at the continent of Africa women account for 30% of the researchers.[1] As […]
EMPOWERING WOMEN IN STEM SERIES: Nigeria’s Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre
Technology has become and continues to be an important part of our daily lives. The access and use of information and communication technology (ICT) has served as a platform for people all over the world, unfortunately this has not happened for everybody. There continues to be people who are unable to gain access, specifically women […]