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L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards honour five women researchers in mathematics, astrophysics, chemistry and informatics
11/02/2021
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On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, UNESCO and the L Oréal Foundation honoured five women researchers in the fields of astrophysics, mathematics, chemistry and informatics as part of the 23rd International Prize for Women in Science.
On this occasion, UNESCO published a global study on gender equality in scientific research. Entitled To be smart, the digital revolution will need to be inclusive, it shows that although the number of women in scientific research has risen to one in three, women remain a minority in mathematics, computer science, engineering and artificial intelligence. Every year, women write as many scientific articles as men, but their chances of appearing in prestigious journals are lower. While women represent 33% of researchers, on a
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L Oréal s Women in Science Laureates Revealed February 16, 2021 Contact Author Hannah Fink
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Shafi Goldwasser–computer science, laureate for North America.
Catherine Ngila–chemistry, laureate for Africa and the Arab States.
Françoise Combes–astrophysics, laureate for Europe.
Kyoko Nozaki-chemistry, laureate for Asia and the Pacific.
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Laureate for Africa and the Arab States: Catherine Ngila–chemistry
Ngila was awarded for introducing and developing nanotechnology based analytical methods for the monitoring of water pollutants and applying them in countries heavily impacted by pollution.
Her work is of vital importance for the development of sustainable water resource management, respecting the environment.
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