Women figures in the scientific world: Where are the women?

The AmicsUAB Association organises a conference on leading women figures in science entitled “On són les dones?” [Where are the Women?]. The conference will be given by Susanna Baqué, PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology and president of the AmicsUAB Association. The event will take place at the Mestre Martí Tauler Library in Rubí on Tuesday 2o February at 6 p.m. 

It will address the historical absence of women in science and discuss where women are in the history of science. Highlighting some of the great female names that have forged the path of science and contributed to the understanding of the world with the aim of promoting a constructive dialogue on how to overcome the limited visibility of women in science and give the opportunity to recognise past contributions to achieve a future in the scientific community that is more equitable and inclusive.