Dia de la Nena i la Dona a la Ciència
Dia de la Nena i la Dona a la Ciència. Author: 11 de febrero.

Only 25% of students in technical careers are women. Every time we talk more references needed to see that the young engineering or the sciences are an option for them, and promote scientific and technological vocations among them has become a priority for the international community.

Thus, in 2015 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The goal is to "gain access and full and equal participation in science for women and girls, and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls."

Statewide, the initiative was launched 11 February, which encourages schools, libraries, cultural centers, etc. in activities to commemorate this day. In Catalonia are scheduled various activities. Some of them are these: