Partners:

Institute Of Chemical Technology Prague

Name of the person involved in the event:

Anna Mittnerova

Date of the event:

21 June 2012 - 21 June 2012

Type of Dissemination event:

Conference or Fair

Description of Dissemination Event:

"Science It's a Girl Thing" Launch event of the ‘Women in Research and Innovation’ Campaign of the European Commission.This event took place in Esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. Europe needs more researchers to foster innovation and bolster its economy. The goal of the campaign is to attract young women to research careers in order to increase the total number of researchers in Europe.Young people typically make critical career decisions between the ages of 13 and 17. At this point in their education they orientate towards or away from science and technology studies. Recent analysis of education data from OECD-PISA shows that at age 15, both girls and boys have roughly the same preference and ability in science and technology. However, then a large number of girls drop out of science, engineering and technology to pursue other subjects. The project CIAA Network brochure was distributed among the event participants, both in Parliament and in the evening Social Event at Museum of Natural Sciences.

Target group:

Young girls, Teachers, Polititions,

Number of people reached by event:

100 and more

Held in:

Brussels, Belgium

Outcomes and Results:

Political decission to support young girls students in their education to orientate towards science and technology studies
Read more about the campaign in Press release
or web page http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2012/launch-science-girl-thing/index.cfm

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