STEM Gender Equality

20/01/2021

2 min.

"Notwithstanding the recent increase and the fact that more women than men earn a degree, women are still a minority in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The effects of this trend are significant to gender equality. In fact, these are the subjects and professional opportunities that are most sought on the job market and provide greater stability and higher pay. And this will probably continue into the short-term [see OpenPolis, Quali stereotipi minano ancora il diritto all’istruzione di bambine e ragazze, 2020, in Italian].

Achieving gender equality in technical and scientific fields is one of the challenges that is addressed by the seventh edition of the National Coding Girls Programme, promoted by a “hybrid” collaborative alliance involving the United States Diplomatic Mission in Italy, the Embassy of the Netherlands, Compagnia di San Paolo, Microsoft, ENI and a network of 32 academic partners. The protagonists are 15,000 young women in 24 cities. Coding Girls is a scalabe model that can be replicated and is underway with original formats in Turin, Milan and Naples.

The first module kicks off in 8 regions this week: Abruzzo, Campania, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Molise, Sicily, Tuscany and Trentino.

This week’s courses:

20.01 10-12 | Lazio
20.01 3-5 | Friuli Venezia Giulia
20.01 3-5 | Molise
21.01 3-5 | Campania
21.01 3-5 | Sicily
22.01 9-11 | Campania
22.01 3-5 | Campania
22.01 3-5 | Abruzzo
22.01 3-5 | Tuscany
22.01 3-5 | Trentino
22.01 3-5 | Molise
22.01 4-6 | Lazio
22.01 4-6 | Sicily

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STEM Gender Equality