Submitted by D.P. Juan on Wed, 12/02/2025 - 13:57
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Department has produced another interview featuring one of our women researchers.
This interview focuses on Dr Catherine Wilson, group leader of the Wilson Group. You can read her interview here: https://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/women-pharmacology-catherine-wilson
What is International Day of Women and Girls in Science?
The idea for an International Day of Women and Girls in Science was generated during the inaugural High-Level World Women’s Health and Development Forum organised by the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and held on 10-11 February 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters, with the participation of government Ministers and representatives from UNESCO, UN-Women, WHO, UNRWA, UNICEF, UNFPA, and the Every Woman Every Child Initiative. Most of the distinguished guests and speakers at the inaugural Forum, whether at ministerial, intergovernmental, diplomatic, academic or professional levels, were Women in Science.
The Outcome Declaration of the inaugural High-Level World Women’s Health and Development Forum, which the participants contributed to and approved by acclamation, and presented officially at the Closing Ceremony to the Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, reflects an ambitious global action agenda and serves as a Road Map for women’s health and development. - The International Day of Women and Girls in Science Official Website.