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Jean-Noël Divet, president and general director of L'Oréal Mexico, said that globally the presence of women in postgraduate levels and research stays barely reaches a percentage of 30%, a situation that must change for the good of society. society.
He reported that if the presence of women is not balanced by 50%, half of the innovation, creativity and intelligence of humanity is lost.
She explained that since 1998, the L'Oréal Mexico Foundation and UNESCO have sought to promote the presence of women in the sciences and their empowerment in research sites previously exclusive to men.
In an interview with ExpokNews, she Chile Mobile Number List explained that "in Mexico there is a serious problem of stereotypes that slows the progress of women in science, however, this is a global problem, we can see it with the UNESCO figures that indicate that “Women do not occupy more than 30% of research positions in companies and universities in the world.”
This situation, she said, must be attacked from homes and families that have to provide more support to girls, remove the taboos that women should only focus on social science careers and put an end to the eternal phrase: “you are a woman.” "You are not good for that career."
She noted that “the company is very committed to social responsibility issues and we care a lot about the empowerment of women, therefore, this award is given to Mexican doctors and researchers so that they can continue forward in their scientific work.”
He added that this social contribution is replicated in the countries where the brand has a presence.
During the delivery of the L'Oréal–UNESCO-AMC Scholarships for Women in Science, she indicated that the company was founded by a chemist and from its birth it was committed to science.
This award has been given since 2007 in the 118 countries where L'Oréal operates and in that time 64 scholarships have been awarded in Mexico to women under 40 years of age with a doctorate, to continue their scientific studies.
The contest is co-organized by the Mexican Academy of Sciences, L'Oréal-México and the Mexican Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (CONALMEX).
This recognition is granted due to the quality, originality, independence and relevance of the line of research of the participants, who receive support of 100,000 pesos, an economic resource that they must allocate to the research project presented.
The five doctors awarded in this edition were: Ana Belén Salinas, from the Institute of Neurobiology of the UNAM; María de Jesús Chávez, from the UNAM Biomedical Research Institute; Verónica Zamora, from the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Regional Development of the IPN; Lucia Mendoza, from the UNAM Biomedical Research Institute and Grissel Trujillo, from the ITESM School of Engineering and Sciences.
The winners agreed that women should have the same educational opportunities as men and family support is required from home for when girls like science or technology.
They also demystified that being mothers is not compatible with laboratory work, they accepted that it is complicated, however, not impossible to lead a high-quality productive life and have a family.
For his part, Fredérick Vacheron, director and representative of UNESCO in Mexico, recalled that scientific and technological advances must have ethical advances and that is the greatest concern of this UN body.
He pointed out that research by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicates that only 8% of Mexican adolescents opt for science careers, a worrying situation that is intended to be reversed with the new Mexican educational model.
He stressed that “the obstacles that girls face in their homes to study science must be eliminated and the prejudices of Mexican machismo that prevent them from accessing technical careers must be transformed.”
He said that UNESCO has carried out various training courses for Mexican teachers to be better mentors for their students, encouraging them to study science and technology.
He reported that if the presence of women is not balanced by 50%, half of the innovation, creativity and intelligence of humanity is lost.
She explained that since 1998, the L'Oréal Mexico Foundation and UNESCO have sought to promote the presence of women in the sciences and their empowerment in research sites previously exclusive to men.
In an interview with ExpokNews, she Chile Mobile Number List explained that "in Mexico there is a serious problem of stereotypes that slows the progress of women in science, however, this is a global problem, we can see it with the UNESCO figures that indicate that “Women do not occupy more than 30% of research positions in companies and universities in the world.”
This situation, she said, must be attacked from homes and families that have to provide more support to girls, remove the taboos that women should only focus on social science careers and put an end to the eternal phrase: “you are a woman.” "You are not good for that career."
She noted that “the company is very committed to social responsibility issues and we care a lot about the empowerment of women, therefore, this award is given to Mexican doctors and researchers so that they can continue forward in their scientific work.”
He added that this social contribution is replicated in the countries where the brand has a presence.
During the delivery of the L'Oréal–UNESCO-AMC Scholarships for Women in Science, she indicated that the company was founded by a chemist and from its birth it was committed to science.
This award has been given since 2007 in the 118 countries where L'Oréal operates and in that time 64 scholarships have been awarded in Mexico to women under 40 years of age with a doctorate, to continue their scientific studies.
The contest is co-organized by the Mexican Academy of Sciences, L'Oréal-México and the Mexican Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (CONALMEX).
This recognition is granted due to the quality, originality, independence and relevance of the line of research of the participants, who receive support of 100,000 pesos, an economic resource that they must allocate to the research project presented.
The five doctors awarded in this edition were: Ana Belén Salinas, from the Institute of Neurobiology of the UNAM; María de Jesús Chávez, from the UNAM Biomedical Research Institute; Verónica Zamora, from the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Regional Development of the IPN; Lucia Mendoza, from the UNAM Biomedical Research Institute and Grissel Trujillo, from the ITESM School of Engineering and Sciences.
The winners agreed that women should have the same educational opportunities as men and family support is required from home for when girls like science or technology.
They also demystified that being mothers is not compatible with laboratory work, they accepted that it is complicated, however, not impossible to lead a high-quality productive life and have a family.
For his part, Fredérick Vacheron, director and representative of UNESCO in Mexico, recalled that scientific and technological advances must have ethical advances and that is the greatest concern of this UN body.
He pointed out that research by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicates that only 8% of Mexican adolescents opt for science careers, a worrying situation that is intended to be reversed with the new Mexican educational model.
He stressed that “the obstacles that girls face in their homes to study science must be eliminated and the prejudices of Mexican machismo that prevent them from accessing technical careers must be transformed.”
He said that UNESCO has carried out various training courses for Mexican teachers to be better mentors for their students, encouraging them to study science and technology.