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On February , the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated and it is a great opportunity to remember those women who have made discoveries that have saved many people or who have innovated and changed our lives. Throughout history, women scientists have encountered great obstacles to prospering and being recognized, so that, currently, girls have few female references in the scientific field . UNESCO data on women scientists speaks for itself: Only % of women are researchers worldwide. Only % of Nobel Prizes in science have been awarded to women. To reduce gender inequality in science, it is necessary to work on several fronts: Give girls access to quality education based on values such as equality and respect. In this sense, Educo's Ella Scholarships have the objective of helping girls continue their studies and not stop going to school to work or get married. Facilitate advancement in the scientific career. In this way, women's access to management positions on equal terms with men will be promoted and the glass ceiling that affects them will be broken. Promote science with diversity. For science to progress, women's perspective is necessary. Who are the most important women scientists in history? Throughout history there have been many women who have made very important contributions to science and who have been ignored and forgotten. These are some of the most important women scientists : Hypatia of Alexandria . Many of us remember her from the film Ágora by Alejando Amenábar. Hypatia was born in the year in Alexandria (Egypt) and was a philosopher, physicist and astronomer. She stood out, above all, for her contribution to mathematics.
Maria Sybilla . She was born in Holland and lived between and She is known for being the first woman to cross the ocean. She was an excellent entomologist and her illustrations of plants and insects were the beginning of modern entomology. Marie Curie . She was a Polish scientist who became a French citizen and lived between and Her studies related to radioactivity are well known and she received two Nobel Prizes, one in physics and the other in chemistry. Jane Goodal , Born in London in At age Cell Phone Number List she traveled to Kenya to work with the famous anthropologist Louis Leakey, until he sent her to Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees. The project was going to last six months, but it continues today after approximately years. Her research revolutionized the scientific community and is the most extensive field work that has been carried out with animals in the wild. Rosalind Franklin . She was born in London in and, despite her father's opposition, she managed to finish her studies. In France she learned the X-ray diffraction technique in which she was a world-class expert and which years later she would apply to DNA. Margarita Salas. She was born in Asturias in and had a degree in chemical sciences. She worked with Severo Ochoa in the United States. She initiated the development of molecular biology in Spain and in she became the first woman to receive the Echegaray Medal, awarded by the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences.
Currently we can also find several examples of female scientists who are standing out in various fields: Nadège Taty. She is years old and was born in Kinshasa and from a very young age she was fascinated by the study of the diagnosis of territorial vulnerabilities of infectious disease epidemics in low-resource countries. She wanted to study why one or another region was more fragile in epidemics and strengthen immunity. She has studied infectious diseases such as Ebola, cholera or COVID- and has won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Prize for young talents from sub-Saharan Africa. Katalin Karikó . She was born in Hungary into a family with few resources that lived in an adobe house without running water or electricity and has become one of the most important scientists in the world. She is considered the mother of the COVID- vaccine, as she has made fundamental discoveries for the Moderna and BioNTech vaccines. Your Youyou . She is a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist who researched malaria treatment using Chinese medicine. She discovered artemisinin, a compound that reduces parasites in the blood of malaria patients and has saved millions of lives. In she received, along with two colleagues, the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, becoming the first Chinese person to receive the prize in that category. Katherine Johnson . She is a NASA scientist who has performed calculations essential to United States space exploration. She was the first African American woman to attend college and one of the few to work in NASA's space program. She is currently years old and is a great promoter of the participation of women and girls in science. Segenet Kelemu.
Maria Sybilla . She was born in Holland and lived between and She is known for being the first woman to cross the ocean. She was an excellent entomologist and her illustrations of plants and insects were the beginning of modern entomology. Marie Curie . She was a Polish scientist who became a French citizen and lived between and Her studies related to radioactivity are well known and she received two Nobel Prizes, one in physics and the other in chemistry. Jane Goodal , Born in London in At age Cell Phone Number List she traveled to Kenya to work with the famous anthropologist Louis Leakey, until he sent her to Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees. The project was going to last six months, but it continues today after approximately years. Her research revolutionized the scientific community and is the most extensive field work that has been carried out with animals in the wild. Rosalind Franklin . She was born in London in and, despite her father's opposition, she managed to finish her studies. In France she learned the X-ray diffraction technique in which she was a world-class expert and which years later she would apply to DNA. Margarita Salas. She was born in Asturias in and had a degree in chemical sciences. She worked with Severo Ochoa in the United States. She initiated the development of molecular biology in Spain and in she became the first woman to receive the Echegaray Medal, awarded by the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences.
Currently we can also find several examples of female scientists who are standing out in various fields: Nadège Taty. She is years old and was born in Kinshasa and from a very young age she was fascinated by the study of the diagnosis of territorial vulnerabilities of infectious disease epidemics in low-resource countries. She wanted to study why one or another region was more fragile in epidemics and strengthen immunity. She has studied infectious diseases such as Ebola, cholera or COVID- and has won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Prize for young talents from sub-Saharan Africa. Katalin Karikó . She was born in Hungary into a family with few resources that lived in an adobe house without running water or electricity and has become one of the most important scientists in the world. She is considered the mother of the COVID- vaccine, as she has made fundamental discoveries for the Moderna and BioNTech vaccines. Your Youyou . She is a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist who researched malaria treatment using Chinese medicine. She discovered artemisinin, a compound that reduces parasites in the blood of malaria patients and has saved millions of lives. In she received, along with two colleagues, the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, becoming the first Chinese person to receive the prize in that category. Katherine Johnson . She is a NASA scientist who has performed calculations essential to United States space exploration. She was the first African American woman to attend college and one of the few to work in NASA's space program. She is currently years old and is a great promoter of the participation of women and girls in science. Segenet Kelemu.