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DATELINE: 09 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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1. Med shot, flags, United Nations Headquarters
09 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Francis, President, General Assembly, United Nations:
“As per the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, a mere 33 percent of the world’s researchers are women. This distressingly low figure is identical to the income gap across the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, where women earn about 33 percent less than their male counterparts – a disparity grossly exacerbated for women of colour. .”
4. Med shot, Francis at General Assembly podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Francis, President, General Assembly, United Nations:
“The conspicuously low representation of female role models in these fields, the sparse representation of women scientists as Nobel laureates, and the evident underinvestment in STEM education for girls – all perpetuated by gender stereotypes and biases – are symptoms of the uphill battle women are still forced to confront in their professional lives.”
6. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Princess Dr. Nisreen El-Hashemite, Executive Director, Royal Academy of Science International Trust:
“Unfortunately, in the SDGs, women's health still limited to one domain, which is reproductive health. What if the international community took into consideration the women in science experts and professionals advice and knowledge? Then how many women we could treat and say, what if women and science experts are included in diplomatic missions, UN regional and national offices, in national parliaments and ministries? How much development we could achieve in the world?”
8. Med shot, General Assembly Hall
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“This year we're shining a spotlight on women and girls in science who are leading in a new era for sustainability. I'm also happy to see this assembly featuring a Stem Expo for young women and girls for the first time in its nine year history, combining the ingenuity of women and girls in science with the power of digital innovation is key to achieving the 2030 agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.”
10. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
Speaking at the International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly, General Assembly President Dennis Francis said, “a mere 33 percent of the world's researchers are women, this distressingly low figure is identical to the income gap across the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, where women earn about 33 percent less than their male counterparts, a disparity grossly exacerbated for women of color.”
He continued, “The conspicuously low representation of female role models in these fields, the sparse representation of women scientists as Nobel laureates, and the evident underinvestment in STEM education for girls – all perpetuated by gender stereotypes and biases – are symptoms of the uphill battle women are still forced to confront in their professional lives.”
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science will be observed on 11 February. The 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly took place on 8-9 February 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters, New York City.
The Assembly is co-organized by the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT), and the Permanent Missions of Costa Rica, Lebanon, Malta, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, and Spain, to the United Nations.
In a video statement, Princess Dr. Nisreen El-Hashemite, Executive Director, Royal Academy of Science International Trust, said, “Unfortunately, in the SDGs, women's health still limited to one domain, which is reproductive health.”
She asked, “what if the international community took into consideration the women in science experts and professionals advice and knowledge? Then how many women we could treat and say, what if women and science experts are included in diplomatic missions, UN regional and national offices, in national parliaments and ministries?”
“How much development we could achieve in the world?” she added.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in her video statement said, “.”
She said, “This year we're shining a spotlight on women and girls in science who are leading in a new era for sustainability.”
Bogdan-Martin continued, “I'm also happy to see this assembly featuring a STEM Expo for young women and girls for the first time in its nine year history, combining the ingenuity of women and girls in science with the power of digital innovation is key to achieving the 2030 agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.”
The 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly was focused on the key role of women experts in all fields of sciences in accelerating progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals under review at the forthcoming High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in July 2024, namely SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) and its nexus SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG13 (Climate Action).
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