What place for African women in science?
The research laboratory at Lambarene Hospital, Gabon.
(illustrative image) AFP / CELIA LEBUR
By: Alain Foka
1 min
In the lecture halls of the African continent, female students are still in the minority, all the more so in scientific fields.
What obstacles do African women have to overcome to hope for a career in science?
What prejudices should they defend themselves against?
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With our guests:
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
, chemist and former President of the Republic of Mauritius
Younoussa Haifaou
, doctoral student in genetics at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Jeune Talent For Women In Science 2020
Valérie Gbonon
, Ivorian researcher on bacterial resistance to antibiotics, Member of the jury For Women In Science 2020
Nadège Taty
, doctoral student in Sciences / ecology and doctoral health, Young Talent For Women In Science 2020.
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