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For the 26th ceremony of the #ForWomenInScience International Awards, five incredible women scientists were rewarded for their pioneering research in life and environmental sciences and their major contribution to society’s challenges.  Relive the exceptional #FWIS2024 ceremony at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris 👇

Women play a crucial role in water collection but with climate change, this task has become increasingly harder. Nature Climate Change predicts that by 2050 daily water collection times for women without household access could increase by 30% globally and up to 100% regionally, under a high-emissions scenario. This increased burden affects women's health, limits their educational and economic opportunities while contributing to poverty. Read their full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/gJpkaHiV #WomenAndClimate #ClimateChange

Did you know women make up just 33% of researchers in the physical sciences? Despite significant progress, gender diversity in research still varies greatly by field and region.  Women remain underrepresented as authors on research papers and face substantial challenges in innovation, with 3/4 of patent applications being filed by men-only teams. Learn more in Elsevier's latest report on Gender and Diversity in Research and discover how we can foster greater gender equality in science. Read the full report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaTdRXSa  #WomenInScience #GenderDiversity #Research

👩🔬 The 2025 L'Oréal-UNESCO #ForWomenInScience International Awards will reward five outstanding researchers in physical science, mathematics and computer science. Nominate a candidate for her contribution to scientific advancement before July 1st 👉 https://lnkd.in/gWc9A8bk

Last night, we celebrated women in science at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. An evening marked by stories of resilience and empowerment, shared by the 5 #FWIS2024 laureates – Prof. Geneviève Almouzni, Prof. Nieng Yan, Prof. Alicia Kowaltowski, Prof. Nada Jabado & Prof. Rose Leke – and keynote speaker Dr. Nadia Nadim. Their stories are a reminder that our fight for the inclusion and recognition of women in science is crucial, because their breakthroughs are helping to find solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges. Now more than ever, the world needs science, and science needs women. Thank you to all guests who've attended the 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO #ForWomenInScience International Awards Ceremony, in person or online, for making it memorable evening! Académie des sciences Centre national de la recherche scientifique Institut Curie Tsinghua University 深圳湾实验室 Shenzhen Bay Laboratory USP - Universidade de São Paulo McGill University Photos: © Mat Baudet & © Julien Knaub

#LinkedInLive: The wait is almost over! 🎉 Tonight, we will honor the 5 new laureates of the 2024 #ForWomenInScience International Awards. Tune in at 7:30 PM CEST to watch the LIVE broadcast from UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, and witness a special keynote speech from Dr. Nadia Nadim, professional footballer for AC Milan and the Denmark National Team, and UNESCO Champion for Girls’ and Women’s Education. #FWIS2024

Only 4️⃣ days to go until the #FWIS2024 International Awards ceremony! Join us next week Tuesday for a livestream of the ceremony at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris. 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, May 28 | 7:30 PM CEST 🔗 Register for the livestream: http://spr.ly/6049dAOhX Re-watch the highlights from last year’s ceremony to get a taste of what's to come 👇

In developing countries, women are in charge of 80% of agricultural production, yet they represent less than 2% of agricultural landowners. With CARE we created the program #SheGrowsTheFuture to help women farmers adopt climate-smart practices, grow their economic independence and create change in their communities. Hear more from Rachel Barré, Women & Climate Program Director at Fondation L’Oréal and Emanuela Croce, Co-CEO of CARE France ⬇️

Did you know? Laureates of the L’Oréal-UNESCO #ForWomenInScience International Awards are selected out of hundreds of candidates worldwide by an independent international jury every year. This year, the 11-member jury is chaired by Brigitte Kieffer, professor at the USIAS Université de Strasbourg in France, Research Director Emeritus at Inserm, member of the Académie des sciences and laureate of the 2014 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science International Awards. Discover other members of the #FWIS2024 jury 👇

With UNESCO, we’re proud to announce the 5 new laureates of the 2024 For Women in Science International Awards in life sciences!  Every year since 1998, the #ForWomenInScience International Awards have recognized 5 women researchers for their outstanding impact on science and society, and for inspiring future generations. Congratulations to our #FWIS2024 international laureates: Professor Geneviève Almouzni from France Laureate for Europe Director of Research from The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique) at the Institut Curie, member of the French Académie des sciences Professor Nieng Yan from China Laureate for Asia and the Pacific Professor at the School of Life Sciences at Tsinghua University University, Founding President of Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation, Director of 深圳湾实验室 Shenzhen Bay Laboratory Professor Alicia Kowaltowski from Brazil Laureate for Latin America and the Caribbean Professor of Biochemistry at the USP - Universidade de São Paulo Professor Nada Jabado from Canada Laureate for North America Professor at the Departments of Pediatrics and Human Genetics and Research Chair Tier 1 in Pediatric Oncology at McGill University Professor Rose Leke from Cameroon Laureate for Africa and the Arab States Emeritus Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Former Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Former Director of the Biotechnology Center, University of Yaounde 1 On May 28 we’ll honor these 5 distinguished women scientists during a prestigious ceremony at UNESCO in Paris. Because the world needs science, and science needs women. Learn more about their groundbreaking research 👉 https://bit.ly/3JZbHn2   Alexandra Palt Lidia Brito