Marie Curie, Nise de Oliveira, Mathilde Krim, Nina Tandon, Carolina Horta… what do these names have in common? They all belong to women who made and still make history in a field, until recently, stigmatized as “a thing for men”: Science!
To enlarge the gallery, the University of Sao Paulo (USP) joins the mission of bringing girls closer to this fascinating area through the Girls with Science Project. There are 50 places in free courses for students from the 5th to the 9th grade of Elementary School.
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Opportunities will be divided equally between students from public and private schools and aims to create future women scientists. There are ten areas of knowledge to show the different possibilities of action:
The classes will be given at the Oceanographic Institute of USP and divided into five Saturdays: October 27; November 10th, 17th, 24th and December 1st. Throughout the day (the activities last from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm), the students will participate in lectures and practical classes led by professors and researchers from all over Brazil.
The event will have no cost for the participants and will also include lunch. Registration is now open and can be done until September 10th at project website. The selection of applicants will be done by lottery.
This is the second edition of the program in São Paulo, following last year's debut hosted by the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). Three other editions took place in Rio de Janeiro, all at the National Museum.
However, similar programs are developed in other educational institutions in Brazil. At the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), the Girls in Science extension project attracts and encourages women to pursue a career in science and technology.
In Brasília, the Federal Institute (IFB) launched the Girls in Science Project Challenge, an action that integrated the ConectaIF 2018 programming and ended up being a candidate to become a Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Communication (MCTIC). Initiatives like these only confirm a premise: a woman's place is in science!
