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Girls in STEM 9 |
% 3 |
Only 17 women have won a Nobel Prize in physics , chemistry or medicine since Marie Curie in 1903 , compared to 572 men |
% 3 |
Female students ’ enrollment in Information and Telecommunication Technologies |
% 28 |
Today , only 28 % of all of the world ’ s researchers are women |
% 5 |
Female students ’ enrollment in Natural Science , Mathematics and Statistics |
% 30 |
Only around 30 per cent of all female students select STEM-related fields in higher education |
% 8 |
Female students ’ enrollment in Engineering , Manufacturing and Construction |
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 ’ enrollment 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 .