International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025 | United Nations

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025 | United Nations

In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 15 women astronauts were honored at ‘Uplifting Women in STEM’, an event hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations, RiseNow.US and Spotlight Initiative, at the United Nations in New York, February 11, 2025. The event highlighted the contributions of women and girls in science and the importance of ensuring that they are safe from gender-based violence and gender discrimination. Women in science tend to be at elevated risk for gender-based violence.

Learn more: 
https://www.spotlightinitiative.org/news/impossible-just-opinion-uplifting-women-stem-international-day-women-and-girls-science

Image Credit: United Nations Spotlight Initiative / Radhika Chalasani
Image Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Release Date: April 9, 2025

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