UN Secretary – General Antonio Guteress’ Message on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of
UN Secretary – General Antonio Guteress’ Message on International Day of
Women and Girls in Science:
“Both girls and boys have the potential to pursue their ambitions in science and
mathematics, in school and at work.
But systemic discrimination means women occupy less than 30 percent of research and
development jobs worldwide.
We need conce
rted, concrete efforts to overcome stereotypes and biases.
One starting point is banishing the predominantly male images of scientists and innovators
on social media, in textbooks and in advertising.
We need to encourage and support girls and women achie
ve their full potential as
scientific researchers and innovators.
Women and girls need this, and the world needs this, if we are to achieve our ambitions for
sustainable development on a healthy planet.
Throughout history, from Hildegard of Bingen to Wan
gari Maathai, women scientists have
built our world.
It’s time to support and invest in them.”