On the 22nd of December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/70/212, proclaiming the 11th of February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In doing so, it reaffirmed its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the need to ensure women’s and girls’ access to and participation in education, training, science and technology, in particular to promote women’s equal access to full employment and decent work.
In this way, the UN recognised “that women and girls play a critical role in the scientific and technological communities and that their participation should be strengthened”, thereby reinforcing the principles enshrined in its Resolution 68/220 of 20 December 2013 on science, technology, and innovation for development.
Within the JusGov community, there are 98 women researchers and 4 science managers. These researchers broadly reflect interdisciplinarity and intergenerational teamwork, where Law is also understood as science and innovation. Our Centre pursues its objectives through tangible impact within its social environment, underpinned by respect for fundamental rights and safeguarding its commitments to science and technology activities and events, while continuing to strengthen the communication of research in law and criminology as a bridge to society.
In the present context, it is timely to ask: what is the role of women researchers in civil society? Can we build bridges between women in legal scholarship (and beyond) across different national contexts? Or between countries with diverse realities where the need to continue supporting them is beyond question? Might communicating science in a clear, practical, open and accessible manner—bringing legal issues and contemporary realities closer to the public—help to foster productive dialogue among women scientists from different backgrounds?
Stay tuned for JusGov’s forthcoming initiatives—talks, lectures and science cafés—through which we hope to capture this vibrant dialogue as part of the celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
On the 22nd of December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/70/212, proclaiming the 11th of February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In doing so, it reaffirmed its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the need to ensure women’s and girls’ access to and participation in education, training, science and technology, in particular to promote women’s equal access to full employment and decent work.
In this way, the UN recognised “that women and girls play a critical role in the scientific and technological communities and that their participation should be strengthened”, thereby reinforcing the principles enshrined in its Resolution 68/220 of 20 December 2013 on science, technology, and innovation for development.
Within the JusGov community, there are 98 women researchers and 4 science managers. These researchers broadly reflect interdisciplinarity and intergenerational teamwork, where Law is also understood as science and innovation. Our Centre pursues its objectives through tangible impact within its social environment, underpinned by respect for fundamental rights and safeguarding its commitments to science and technology activities and events, while continuing to strengthen the communication of research in law and criminology as a bridge to society.
In the present context, it is timely to ask: what is the role of women researchers in civil society? Can we build bridges between women in legal scholarship (and beyond) across different national contexts? Or between countries with diverse realities where the need to continue supporting them is beyond question? Might communicating science in a clear, practical, open and accessible manner—bringing legal issues and contemporary realities closer to the public—help to foster productive dialogue among women scientists from different backgrounds?
Stay tuned for JusGov’s forthcoming initiatives—talks, lectures and science cafés—through which we hope to capture this vibrant dialogue as part of the celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.