"I have to thank my parents. I have never been told: this is not a job for women. They advised me, but always leaving me free to choose". And the choices of Fabiola Gianotti led her to graduate in physics, to discover the Higgs boson, to become general director of CERN, the largest laboratory in the world for particle physics. And today, consistently, to take on a new post: a few weeks ago, at the behest of the British government, she was included in the G7 Advisory Council for Gender Equality. Goal: to ensure that the governments of the Big Seven put women at the center of their agenda for returning to normal after the Covid emergency. "I am helping to develop proposals to increase the proportion of women in science and technology,in engineering and mathematics, the so-called STEM sector - he states in an interview with Repubblica - is currently particularly low, around 20%. It is undoubtedly a very laudable initiative: the fact that the G7 countries want to undertake this journey together is a guarantee of success. "" We are witnessing a very rapid evolution of technology and its growing impact in modern society. All this requires more and more talents in scientific disciplines. Therefore - concludes the director of CERN - if we want to increase the presence of women in the labor market, we must in particular encourage girls to study science ".around 20%. It is undoubtedly a very laudable initiative: the fact that the G7 countries want to undertake this journey together is a guarantee of success. "" We are witnessing a very rapid evolution of technology and its growing impact in modern society. All this requires more and more talents in scientific disciplines. Therefore - concludes the director of CERN - if we want to increase the presence of women in the labor market, we must in particular encourage girls to study science ".around 20%. It is undoubtedly a very laudable initiative: the fact that the G7 countries want to undertake this journey together is a guarantee of success. "" We are witnessing a very rapid evolution of technology and its growing impact in modern society. All this requires more and more talents in scientific disciplines. Therefore - concludes the director of CERN - if we want to increase the presence of women in the labor market, we must in particular encourage girls to study science ".We are witnessing a very rapid evolution of technology and its growing impact in modern society. All this requires more and more talents in scientific disciplines. Therefore - concludes the director of CERN - if we want to increase the presence of women in the labor market, we must in particular encourage girls to study science ".We are witnessing a very rapid evolution of technology and its growing impact in modern society. All this requires more and more talents in scientific disciplines. Therefore - concludes the director of CERN - if we want to increase the presence of women in the labor market, we must in particular encourage girls to study science ".
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May 30, 2021 "I have to thank my parents. I have never heard myself say: this is not a job for women. They advised me, but always leaving me free to choose".
And the choices of Fabiola Gianotti led her to graduate in physics, to discover the Higgs boson, to become general director of CERN, the largest laboratory in the world for particle physics.
And today, consistently, to take on a new post: a few weeks ago, at the behest of the British government, she was included in the G7 Advisory Council for Gender Equality. Goal: to ensure that the governments of the Big Seven put women at the center of their agenda for returning to normal after the Covid emergency. "I am helping to develop proposals to increase the proportion of women in science and technology, engineering and in mathematics, the so-called STEM sector - he says in an interview with Repubblica - is currently particularly low, around 20%. It is certainly a very laudable initiative: the fact that the G7 countries want to undertake this path together is a guarantee successfull"."We are witnessing a very rapid evolution of technology and its growing impact in modern society. All this requires more and more talents in scientific disciplines. Therefore - concludes the director of CERN - if we want to increase the presence of women in the labor market, we must in particular encourage girls to study science ".
