Wed 10th February 2021 | 03:30 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Feb, 2021 ) :International Day of Women and Girls in Science will be marked across the globe including Pakistan on February 11 (Thursday) to pay tributes to the women scientists for their role in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
The day will be marked under this year s theme Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 .
The day will be observed with a number of activities including seminars, conferences and discussion programmes mostly digital due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated the critical role of women researchers in different stages of the fight against the pandemic, from advancing the knowledge on the virus, to developing techniques for testing, and finally to creating the vaccine against the virus.
0 February 4, 2021 10:50 by Annabel D Monte
Cora-Laine Moynihan
Over the past decades a change has occurred. This change began as a singular entity that then became two, three, then four and soon enough it became millions. This change became millions of women breaking into the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to assert their position in what once was considered a man’s world.
The future is growing stronger day by day for female scientists
While historically there had been women working within the sciences, with the likes of Marie Curie, Mary Somerville, and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson paving the way, it was not until the 20
Geena Davis to Exec Produce Kids Animated Series ‘I Am’ for Kickstart (Exclusive) Etan Vlessing
I Am for Kickstart Entertainment.
Kickstart is the animation and live-action producer behind Netflix’s
Starbeam and Amazon’s superhero program
The Boys, directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen of Point Grey Pictures.
I Am portrays 7-year-old Marta who believes she can be in real life what she first sees in her mind.
The empowerment series is aimed at girls aged four to seven years. The series is also the first project to tap financing from a new $10 million revolving fund secured by Kickstart from Media Capital Group.
Hollywood worships at the altar of youth and beauty.
Geena Davis won an Oscar for âAccidental Touristâ at age 33. She has been very blunt since then about how Hollywood treats actresses as they age. She founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media in 2004.
The institute has published a report called âFrail, Frumpy and Forgotten: A report on the movie roles of women of age.â
Among the findings: Female characters make up 25.3% of characters over 50.
Can you guess which gender in a film about people over 50 is more likely to be portrayed as âsenile, homebound, feeble or frumpy?â Yes, itâs the ladies by a margin of about 6 to 1.
Mars Launches #HereToBeHeard Campaign to Advance Action on Gender Equality
Mihai Cristea 27/01/2021 | 18:26
Mars, Incorporated today launched
#HereToBeHeard, a new global crowdsourcing campaign that elevates the voices of women from all intersections – including race, age, sexuality, religion and ability – to help shape a more inclusive business environment and create a world where all women can thrive.
As part of the company’s Full Potential platform for action on gender equity in its workplaces, sourcing communities, and the marketplace, #HereToBeHeard asks women everywhere: “What needs to change so more women can reach their full potential?” The responses will inform the concrete actions Mars will take – both within its value chain and in broader society – to close the gender opportunity gap.