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GYA Blog #thislittlegirlisme

Each year, beginning on the United Nations Day of #womenandgirlsinscience, we celebrate #WomenInSTEM by sharing stories from our #WomenInScience WG. Throughout Feb., #ThisLittleGirlIsMe #GYAblog posts will appear regularly until #InternationalWomensDay on 8 March.

As a girl, I chose the path of science to fight discrimination because it gave me awareness and freedom.
by Encieh Erfani
Don’t conform to preconceptions!
by Fernanda Werneck
I hope that I can pave the way for my daughters towards a better world that empowers them and discovers their potential, just as much as my parents did to #ThisLittleGirl
by Ghada Bassioni
My advice to you? Be passionate about what you do! Remember, even Nobel Prize winners had their papers rejected.
by Karen Cloete
I loved books from before I could understand what the words meant.
by Kate Crowe
My maternal grandmother always encouraged me to follow my dreams and to be independent
by Luciana Balboa
Never look at how much we are lacking but how much we can contribute and make a difference – this is what matters most.
by Mimi Haryani
This little girl has never been told that girls can’t do science
by Mai F. Tolba
My mother is a biologist and I grew up helping her measure and write down data in tables for her experiments, and listening to her explain fascinating phenomena.
by Nadia De León
Follow your passion – know that you can achieve anything!
by Nafissa Ismail
My parents told me I could be anything I wanted.
by Nova Ahmed
“Speaking out and having our own thoughts were deemed disrespectful. Doing one’s best was never good enough, in school and at work alike”
by Chern Ein Oon