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Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Excellence Cluster ORIGINS, in which TUM is a major partner, is participating with a video campaign. The women of the Excellence Cluster ORIGINS give an insight into their lives as scientists. This campaign aims to motivate girls and young women to take an interest in science.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science at the ORIGINS Cluster

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International Day of Women & Girls in Science

Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past decades, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science. Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science.

In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in 2015.

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Further information around the TUM and beyond

At technical universities in particular, it is imperative to get young women interested in STEM subjects. With this in mind, TUM is introducing a wide range of measures to attract girls in secondary school and female students to STEM subject areas and to provide them with support. Examples are:

Promoting an inclusive and open-mindet university culture at TUM. Empowerment of Women at TUM (in German only).

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