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Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress
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Today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day theme for 2024 'Invest in Women, Accelerate progress,' we explore the critical importance of STEM education and careers, drawing insights from a recent report: 'Engendering STEM Access in Education and Careers in South Asia’ to improve female labor force participation. María Barrón, Research Analyst and Core Member of the World Bank EdTech Team, explores with Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank, and Nicole Klingen, Regional Director for Human Development for the South Asia Region at the World Bank, how to champion inclusion and diversity in STEM to foster women’s advancement and tackle gender challenges.
Learn more about the World Bank's approach on engendering access to STEM education here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar/publication/engendering-access-to-stem-education-and-careers-in-south-asia
Download the full report here: https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/epdf/10.1596/978-1-4648-1966-7
Read the executive summary: https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/10.1596/978-1-4648-1966-7_es
Explore the World Bank's blog post on investing in girls and women for the green transition: https://blogs.worldbank.org/education/investing-girls-women-agents-change-green-transition
From the horse’s mouth: Technical education is a changer for girls interested in STEM: https://blogs.worldbank.org/nasikiliza/horses-mouth-technical-education-changer-girls-interested-stem
We need more girls and women in science. What are three ways in which we can support them?
A podcast produced by Lucía Blasco.
80 episodes
Manage episode 405064289 series 2867009
Today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day theme for 2024 'Invest in Women, Accelerate progress,' we explore the critical importance of STEM education and careers, drawing insights from a recent report: 'Engendering STEM Access in Education and Careers in South Asia’ to improve female labor force participation. María Barrón, Research Analyst and Core Member of the World Bank EdTech Team, explores with Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank, and Nicole Klingen, Regional Director for Human Development for the South Asia Region at the World Bank, how to champion inclusion and diversity in STEM to foster women’s advancement and tackle gender challenges.
Learn more about the World Bank's approach on engendering access to STEM education here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar/publication/engendering-access-to-stem-education-and-careers-in-south-asia
Download the full report here: https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/epdf/10.1596/978-1-4648-1966-7
Read the executive summary: https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/10.1596/978-1-4648-1966-7_es
Explore the World Bank's blog post on investing in girls and women for the green transition: https://blogs.worldbank.org/education/investing-girls-women-agents-change-green-transition
From the horse’s mouth: Technical education is a changer for girls interested in STEM: https://blogs.worldbank.org/nasikiliza/horses-mouth-technical-education-changer-girls-interested-stem
We need more girls and women in science. What are three ways in which we can support them?
A podcast produced by Lucía Blasco.
80 episodes
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