The Importance of Educating Girls and Women in Sciences
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Date
2021-09-28
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University of Technology of Sydney ePress
Abstract
For the past decades, focus on attaining gender equality in science education has attracted
a lot of attention. Governments and international community believe that girls’/women’s
science education is a worthwhile investment; it has many direct effects on economic
growth and human welfare. In this chapter, we discuss this view as a tool for development
as well as the moral aspect of creating equality. We focus on what practically is being done
to promote girls’/women’s science education and why their participation continues to be
low despite many efforts and heavy investment
Sustainable Development Goals
This book chapter published by University of Technology Sydney ePress, 2021
Keywords
SDG and gender parity, Gender gap in STEM education and careers in Africa, Girls and women STEM education in Africa