EU-funded projects take the challenge of attracting women and girls to science

Ahead of the International day of women and girls in science, let us look at two EU-funded projects that seek ways to reduce the gender gap in scientific careers.

Hypatia project has teamed-up science centres and museums with schools, industry and academia to promote gender inclusive STEM education. The project produced toolkits focusing on gender-inclusive ways of educating and communicating STEM, exploring a range of skills that are needed for STEM studies and careers open to young people. The modules were tested by teenagers in several countries and are available on the project website.

GenderAction targets women working in science policy. This EU-funded project aims at promoting gender-equality in international cooperation in science, technology and innovation through a series of trainings and webinars. All the training material is available on the project website.

Both projects are part of the Science with and for society programme that aims to build effective cooperation between science and society, recruit new talent for science and pair scientific excellence with social awareness and responsibility.