Written by Doug Cunningham for UPI
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| Out of over 600 Nobel Prize laureates in STEM fields, women account for just 3% of the awardees, despite making invaluable contributions to science research. |
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other U.N. leaders on Friday highlighted a gender gap in science, math, engineering and technology fields on International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
The U.N. chief emphasized that just one in three researchers in science and engineering are women.
"Structural and societal barriers prevent women and girls from entering and advancing in science," he said in a statement. "This inequality is depriving our world of enormous untapped talent and innovation. We need women's perspectives to make sure science and technology work for everyone."
Guterres said that action is needed to address the gender gap, including policies that "fill classrooms" with girls studying STEM fields.
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