On Feb. 11, Queen鈥檚 is recognizing聽the by encouraging the campus community to share their passion for STEM and showcase their research by tagging 九秀直播 on Twitter聽聽and Instagram聽.
This year marks the seventh聽anniversary of the international recognition day, which promotes full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. According to UNESCO鈥檚聽, only 33 per cent of researchers globally are women. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is meant to celebrate and inspire present and future women in STEM disciplines.
Showcase聽your research聽and follow 九秀直播 on and 聽as we share聽and highlight some of our researchers and their contributions to groundbreaking STEM research.
Gender Parity in Research means Fixing a 鈥淟eaky Pipeline鈥�
Queen鈥檚 made significant and successful efforts to attract women researchers to campus through the 1980s, including through such programs as the Queen鈥檚 National Scholar Program.
Boosting women-led tech companies in Kingston and region
Queen鈥檚 University and L-SPARK launch acceleration program for Kingston-area technology businesses run by women.