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Latin America and the Caribbean unite for gender equality at the closing of the Gender Summit
The Gender Summit 12, organized by CONICYT, concluded after two days of discussion panels in which academics, representatives of civil society organizations and the public and private world participated Read More
The first gender summit in science and technology in Latin America and the Caribbean opens in Chile
Within the framework of the 50 years of CONICYT, the inaugural ceremony of “Gender Summit 12” was held, a gender seminar in science and technology that, for the first time, reaches Latin America and brings together diverse
Ligia Gargallo: “Science is the cornerstone of development and to encourage it, we need to recognize the qualities of each gender”
The researcher, National Prize of Natural Sciences 2014, analyzes the importance of shortening the gap between women and men in her area, and celebrates the realization of the next Gender Summit in Chile Read More
More women in engineering, science and technology are necessary for a quality development
Academics, scientists, students, and representatives of public and private entities met to discuss the importance of female presence in the most technical areas of knowledge Read More
Winners of the L’Oréal UNESCO Prize: Doing science to inspire more women
The astronomer Camila Navarrete and the physicist Carla Hermann tell their experience as women in primarily masculine environments The winners of the L’Oréal UNESCO Prize for Women in Science 2017 are convinced that their example
Women are key in collaboration and construction of knowledge in education
Ana Luisa Muñoz and Dr Juan Pablo Queupil are the authors of one of the papers presented at the Gender Summit 12, an activity organized by CONICYT Their study suggests that women researching in education
Laura Gallardo: “For there to be changes in society, there must be forces that lead you to that change”
The director of the Center for Science of Climate and Resilience of the University of Chile recounts her experience working in a historically masculine area, but with the right policies, can increasingly diversify Read More
Roxana Nahuelcura: “With confidence in themselves, girls have no limits”
During all her career, the teacher of Liceo 1 has supported groups of girls to develop scientific projects in different areas of biology and technology Roxana talks about her experience forming critical citizens and capable of
Women of the academy meet in dialogue about supporting networks
Within the satellite activities of the next Gender Summit, academics, scientists and researchers participated in a meeting organized by CONICYT and the UC Innovation Center, o Read More
Belén Guede: “We have to encourage girls and show them they also can”
The creator of Cultura Tech works for reduce social and gender inequalities through the developing of robotic workshops for girls and boys Read More
Girls and boys learn programming in two workshops promoted by CONICYT
Fostering curiosity about technology and providing tools in the area of information technology, was the purpose of these activities, held on Thursday, November 9, in Santiago and Quinta Normal schools, within the framework of the Gender
Gabriel León: “Men have a hard time understanding how privileged we are”
The author of the book “La Ciencia Pop” recounts his experience working in mostly female teams, with the conviction that good ideas can arise in any brain, regardless of gender Read More
Ingeniosas Summit: US experts share their experiences of gender equality with academics from the world of science
The conversation was a satellite activity of the Gender Summit 12, an international event organized by CONICYT and that reaches Latin America and the Caribbean for the first time Read More
Elizabeth Pollitzer: “If gender equality works in science, it can be applied to the entire society”
The promoter of the Gender Summit and director of Portia organization explains how research with a gender focus can have a positive impact in all fields Read More
Nélida Pohl: “Gender stereotypes are determined at an early age”
The Chilean biologist and scientific communicator explains that talents do not have to do with sex, but with a cultural construction that begins in early childhood The more diversity, she explains, the greater the possibility
Gender Summit 12 presents its final papers
In the context of the international gender event organised by CONICYT, the contest performed in September received more than 70 papers about sciences, technology and innovation related to this topic Read More
Gender equity stands from astronomy and engineering
At the seminar organized by ALMA and AUI, the vice principal of CONICYT’s Unit for Studies and the Institutional Coordinator of Gender, Paula Astudillo, submitted about the national reality in the training and promotion of
Beatrice Ávalos, National Education Award: “Women can be directors of schools”
For the doctor in Education is necessary to increase the presence of men in schools to enrich the training, but also she believes that it is important to value women in managerial positions Read More
Ricardo Uauy: “We are not all the same, but we must all be measured by the same yardstick”
The winner of the National Award for Applied Science and Technology in 2012 is one of our country’s most authoritative voices on science, thanks to his publications, his career as a professor at the University
Gender diversity has positive impact on science, technology and innovation
The factors that prevent women from pursuing scientific careers were analyzed during the inauguration of the Gender Summit, an international summit that is coming to Latin America for the first time, and will be held
Salomé Martínez: “The diversity of ideas is fundamental for the advancement of knowledge”
The value of diversity is emerging as a key factor in achieving higher quality science and sustainable development, says Salome Martínez, a PhD in Mathematics and professor of the University of Chile Read More
Gender Summit 12 opens its call for presentations
The purpose of this call is to receive presentations oriented to the advancement and development of gender equality in science, technology and innovation, which will be presented during the event to be held on December 6
Chile Will Host the First Gender Summit for Latin America
Chile will host the first Gender Summit: Science, Technology and Innovation for Latin America in December 2017 On December 6 and 7 in Santiago de Chile and under the motto “Science, Technology and Innovation WITHOUT LIMITS will change
Collaborating agencies learned details of Gender Summit planning
This was the initial step for sharing ideas and showing the progress of the 12th version of the summit to be held in December at the headquarters of ECLAC Read More
