{"id":33455,"date":"2025-01-10T12:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/?post_type=news&p=33455"},"modified":"2025-04-11T11:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T09:12:33","slug":"girls-in-scitech-building-a-future-for-girls-in-stem","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/news\/girls-in-scitech-building-a-future-for-girls-in-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"GirlsinSciTech: building a future for girls in science and technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Girls in SciTech<\/em> campaign kicked off with a powerful launch event that united highschool girls, Uni.lu alumni and experts in the industry, associative and political sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordinated by Serge Haan<\/a>, the event shone a spotlight on the critical underrepresentation of women and girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), aiming for a constructive objective. Powerful talks from inspiring role models not only explored the challenges and opportunities that girls face in these fields, but also sparked important questions and prompted collaborative thoughts on potential solutions. The question that occupied many minds was: How can we inspire more girls to pursue STEM studies, and pursue their careers in these fields?<\/p>\n\n\n

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\nGirls in SciTech: a crucial event to empower girls in STEM<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, 41% of all scientists and engineers<\/strong> in the European Union were women (Eurostat<\/em>). Although these figures show a slight increase compared to 2020, women remain a minority in these fields. These statistics underscore the importance of jointly empowering girls and women, and provide them with role models to inspire them. This is precisely the aim of this campaign, which has been in the making for numerous months. As Philippe Hiligsmann<\/a>, Vice-rector for academic and student affairs, puts it, “This is more than an event; it is a movement to change things by motivating and inspiring girls to pursue a career in science.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative brought together young girls from several high schools in Luxembourg, teachers, and professionals from various sectors. To inspire all attendees, several prominent role models were present, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n