Saturday, February 16th, 2019
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Place: Casa de Cultura Marqués González de Quirós of Gandia
Aimed at families with children from 5 to 12 years old.
Attendance is free of charge
Do you know who was the Cinderella of astronomy and the Sleeping Beauty of technology? From the story of Monica Grady, a space scientist, and narrated as a tale, we will share the deeds of other superheroines; people who were, are and will be capable of great successes in very hostile circumstances. All of them used mathematics as a superpower; they faced great unsolved problems with courage and cunning, and knew how to use their creativity to advance along paths that no one had ever trod before. Only a few of them made it out of the Earth’s atmosphere, but all of them have made vitally important steps on our way to the Moon and beyond.
The Gandia Campus of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the City Council of Gandia collaborate in the organization of the workshop, “The women who took us to the moon”, which takes place on Saturday, February 16, at 12.00h, in the House of culture Marqués González de Quirós of Gandia. Attendance is free until full capacity is reached.
The activity is aimed at families with children from 5 to 12 years of age. and is part of the activities of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
The UN has declared on February 11th as the International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceThe aim is to help make the work of women scientists more visible, to create female roles in the fields of science and engineering, and to promote practices that favor gender equality in the scientific field.
Activities throughout the state
Schools, universities, research centers, science communication units, companies, municipalities and other entities are organizing activities during the month of February. The website 11defebrero.org has been launched with the aim of giving visibility to these activities.
On this platform you can access the INSPIRA Manifesto, which also subscribes from the Equality Committee of the Gandia Campus. The manifesto states that ‘we live in a global and diverse world where equality is not achieved in many aspects. One that concerns and occupies us is the gender gap and technology’. Among the objectives set out in the manifesto are:
- Reflect and review the false belief that there is already equality. Know the data.
- Publicly recognize that women and men have the same capabilities and deserve the same recognition.
- To publicize the consequences of the existing lack of equality, and to work to make society aware of the need for positive actions to avoid them.
- To make historical and current women scientists and technologists visible, highlighting their work and building new references.
- Reverse social stereotypes, demystifying beliefs about gender roles.
- To favor a social and educational context in which girls feel encouraged, capable and recognized so that they can choose their future without conditioning.