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La paridad de género en la ciencia africana

  • 0Kwabena Boahen Asare is a student at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
Clinical Neuroscience (new York, N.y.) +

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31 de octubre de 2024

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31 de octubre de 2024

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Resumen

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Las mujeres africanas están ingresando cada vez más en los campos de la ciencia, la tecnología, la ingeniería y las matemáticas (STEM), pero se enfrentan a obstáculos significativos. Abordar la brecha de género en la ciencia africana es crucial para el progreso continental.

Área De La Ciencia

  • Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas (STEM) en África

Sus Antecedentes

  • África ha sido testigo de un aumento en las estudiantes de STEM femeninas, con un 47% en 2019.
  • A pesar del aumento de la matrícula, persiste una significativa subutilización del talento femenino.

Objetivo Del Estudio

  • Destacar la subutilización de las mujeres en los campos STEM africanos.
  • Subrayar el impacto de las disparidades de género en el progreso científico y los desafíos sociales.

Principales Métodos

  • Análisis de datos mundiales y regionales sobre la participación de las mujeres en la educación e investigación STEM.
  • Revisión de los factores socioculturales que afectan a la progresión profesional de las mujeres en STEM.

Principales Resultados

  • Las universidades africanas tenían la mayor proporción de estudiantes STEM femeninas a nivel mundial (47% en 2019).
  • Sólo el 31% de los investigadores profesionales en el África subsahariana son mujeres, lo que indica una importante brecha de género.
  • Los roles tradicionales de género y las expectativas domésticas limitan el acceso de las mujeres a las carreras de STEM.

Conclusiones

  • Cerrar la brecha de género en la ciencia africana es esencial para abordar cuestiones críticas como la salud materna y la seguridad alimentaria.
  • La subutilización del talento femenino en STEM obstaculiza el progreso y el desarrollo científicos generales de África.

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