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The number of girls studying a technical career at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) is increasing.
However, the female presence remains low.
At present, the presence of women in certain scientific and technological careers, such as the branches of engineering, continues to be much lower than that of men.
At the UPCT, the percentage of female students stands at 24.1%.
To give visibility to these women, the UPCT gathered them today at the door of the Rectorate in commemoration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
According to data from December last year provided by the Office of Prospecting and Data Analysis, there are 6 professors at the UPCT in front of 49 male professors, while the number of graduates in the academic year 2015-2016 in engineering or architecture studies is Of 185 in the case of women and 579 in the case of men.
The trend is reversed in the case of studies related to business management.
The number of students who finished a study in the Faculty of Sciences of the Company is 67 women, compared to 73 men.
The Vice Chancellor of Research of the UPCT, Beatriz Miguel, has ensured that the number of women in scientific studies "is increasing," but taking into account the branch of biosanitary studies.
"In technological careers, there are many fewer women," he adds, adding that there are more women at the beginning of the scientific careers, but that this trend is reversed after obtaining a doctor's degree.
According to Beatriz Miguel, with the current technology, any technical work "can be developed equally by a man than by a woman" and asks the support of employers to "not discriminate" when it comes to hiring.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed February 11 as the International Women and Girls Day in Science in December 2015 with the aim of achieving full participation, empowerment and participation of women and girls in The science.
The ultimate goal is to make visible the work of women scientists and to promote the research vocation in girls through the creation of feminine roles.
Source: UPCT
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