During the day, the SWC Awards were presented, which recognize good practices for attracting, retaining, and motivating female STEM talent in organizations.
Editorial Interempresas11/22/2022
On November 17, the fourth edition of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Conference (SWC)Conference on empowering women in the technological world. From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., CosmoCaixa in Barcelona was filled with demands to break the gender gap in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) sectors.
The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Conference filled the CosmoCaixa Hall in Barcelona to demonstrate the presence of women in STEM fields. The event welcomed leading figures from the field of STEM and world-renowned companies. At the same time, the conclusions of the Third Annual Report were presented, a study analyzing STEM initiatives implemented during 2021. STEM awards were given to projects that run counter to inequalities and gender stereotypes in the sector.
Companies such as CaixaBank Tech, Seat, Amazon, Oracle Spain, HP, Bureau Veritas, Celsa Group, Inter Aiges de Barcelona, TMB, GFT, Ricoh Spain, Mutua de los Ingenieros, TM Comas, Tepsa, Mur & Partners, GPU, between technology and Richo participated in this event.
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technology that allows people with spinal cord injuries to regain movement in one day; a fabric made from pineapple leaves as a sustainable alternative to leather; Or how public transportation will be in the future are some of the talks that were part of the program with more than 65 speakers. The conference also had direct contact with schools from across the state to highlight STEM initiatives, a presentation of STEM entrepreneurs with a live judging panel.
Among the conversations this year, Science in motion stood out with Grgoire Courtine, Director of NeuroRestore (EPFL and CHUV), Chief Scientific Officer, and Jocelyn Bloch, Chief Neurosurgeon in the Functional and Stereotactic Unit at CHUB Lausanne University Hospital; and Pinnaple Fashion, by Carmen Hijosa, Founder and Director of Creative and Innovation for Ananas Anam Ltd and Finalist for the European Inventor Award in 2021.
In total, there were 65 speakers, from 5 different continents, including Natalia Olsson, Global Ambassador for Spain and Portugal at the Silicon Valley Forum. Eva Gallardo, President of the Spanish Royal Mathematical Society; Or Helena Dali herself, the European Union’s equality commissioner.
SWC has set itself the goal of helping 100% of schools, training centers, universities and large corporations have the STEM Women initiative by 2050.
Third edition of the annual report
The congress also served to present the Annual Report, the STEM Women’s Report prepared from a questionnaire distributed to all STEM women’s initiatives that were discovered throughout the Spanish state and wanted to participate voluntarily. The aim of the report is to find out the impacts generated by the initiatives, the degree of impact of the initiatives on the Spanish population, the age groups, as well as the areas in which they affect. The source of financing is also analyzed, as well as the type of activity being carried out.
Various conclusions were drawn from the study, including that 67% of initiatives receive backing from a company, and only 23% come from a public funding source exclusively. Although this value increases slightly year by year, the need to fund programs and projects affecting the field of STEM education is underlined. There is a need for more companies and organizations committed to a diverse and inclusive world, where women share responsibilities in STEM fields.
The report reveals that although 100% of girls in Spain currently between the ages of 0 and 16 choose a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), we will never be able to reach the 50/50 female ratio in the STEM sector engineering and mathematics. 2050 for two main reasons: The first is that the birth rate is declining year after year. The global birth rate is 2.3 births per woman and it is estimated that by 2050 it will drop to 2.1. And secondly, according to 2018 UNESCO data, in 2050 75% of jobs will be in the STEM sector, which will greatly inflate the current gender gap if we do nothing. The current gap is so great that if we add these two previous factors to it, we will never achieve it, especially if we do not change the current paradigm. This is why it is so important to amplify the coverage and impact of initiatives and programs that strive to increase the presence of women in STEM.
Eva Diaz, CEO of the Women’s STEM Conference, announced that through the analysis of the initiatives and conclusions, the SWC has set itself the goal of helping 100% of schools, training centers, universities and large companies to the STEM Women’s initiative in 2050.
The President of the General of Catalonia, Pere Aragonese, closed the event.
STEM Awards, Recognition of Good Practice
For the third year in a row, the SWC Awards have been presented, awards that wish to evaluate good practices of companies and organizations to attract, retain and stimulate female STEM talent in organizations.
These awards target companies, start-ups, foundations and public bodies that, within their companies, have developed projects that help bridge the existing gender gap in STEM fields, as well as increase interest in science. smaller.
It was the same audience that voted live for the various projects nominated for Best Business Practice, with Bureau Veritas winning first, IBM second, and TMB third.
The STEM Educator Award went to Noelia Cava, Technology Coordinator for Learning and STEAM ICT Technology at Colegio Internacional SEK-Santa Isabel The STEM Women Award went to Eva Blanco, Director of Public Affairs at HP Eva Cols received the SWC Wompreneur Award for Entrepreneurship for the Memark Gynecology Project Diagnostic conversion.
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