UNESCO Launches Campaign "Imagine a World with More Women in Science.

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In February 2025, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched the campaign "Imagine a World with More Women in Science" to mark the 10-year anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February 2025), with support from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC).


      - The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 11th February as International Day of Women and Girls in Science in 2015.

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) The campaign, using the hashtag #EveryVoiceInScience, builds on the momentum of the UNESCO Call to Action Closing the Gender Gap in Science, launched during the 2024 celebration of this International Day.

      (ii) The campaign highlights the vital role of women in advancing scientific progress.

(iii) To shape the campaign, UNESCO conducted a global survey among its scientific community, gathering over 700 responses from diverse disciplines.

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