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Since 1998, the @FondationLOreal-@UNESCO #ForWomenInScience program has supported and empowered women scientists across the world.
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“Computer Science has no gender, don’t let yourself be swayed by prejudice” advises @SabrinaOuazzani to young female #scientists. 💪.Discover this 2018 national French fellow for the @LOreal-@UNESCO “For Women in Science” programme. 👀 #HerStory #FWIS.(c) @marjoriepaillon
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#AfricanScientists only represent 2.5% of researchers across the world, making our Young Talents' choice to pursue a scientific career a courageous one 👩🔬. The work of 2 of these women spans far beyond our planet, with impacts that reach out into the universe 🪐.
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Our 2022 Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents all have one thing in common: they're dedicating their expertise and competencies to create solutions to the great challenges of our time 👏. 3 of them are engineering #InnovativeSolutions using plants and biomaterials 👇🌿.
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Today, we're re-introducing the 20 recipients of the #ForWomenInScience 2022 Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Award 👏. Through their work in life and environmental sciences, 5 of them are working to find solutions to issues like tuberculosis resistance and crop protection 🌾.
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Across Africa, brilliant, courageous and passionate scientists are getting involved for the good of their communities 🌍. The work of 6 of the 2022 Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents will notably help to reduce carbon emissions, plastic pollution & the impact of seasonal floods 👏.
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African women scientists like our Young Talents have little coverage in the media, scientific journals or international debates 🎤. Yet their research, as proven by 4 of them through formal sciences, will have a direct impact on the quality of life of thousands worldwide 🌍.
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This morning, our fifteen International rising talents had the chance to visit the @AcadSciences while our five @LOreal-@UNESCO For Women in Science programme's Laureates had breakfast with Pierre Corvol, President of @AcadSciences #FWIS
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“There is no reason not to succeed because you are a woman” says @SegoVandevelde. 💪Discover this 2018 national French fellow of the @LOreal-@UNESCO “For Women in Science” program. 👀#HerStory #FWIS. (c) @marjoriepaillon @CNRS @SorbonneParis1 @UParisNanterre
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The call for nomination for the 2020 edition of the @LOreal-@UNESCO For Women in Science International Award is now open! If you are part of the international #scientific community, you can nominate an extraordinary female scientist in #LifeSciences: #FWIS
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Congrats to our 15 International rising talents who received their diploma as the leadership training is ending! Our Selection Committee members were enthusiastic to meet these young female scientific talents whose application they evaluated. #FWIS
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In 2020, the @LOreal-@UNESCO For Women in Science programme will reward five outstanding female researchers in the #LifeSciences. We invite you to nominate a candidate on 👉 #FWIS
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Inspirer les jeunes femmes d'aujourd'hui pour les encourager à se tourner vers la science👩🔬🔬. Marie Cherasse, @AliceMalivert, Christine Barul & @TinaNkh, Jeunes Talents France 2022, au micro de Romane et Selma, lycéennes et membres du programme #ForGirlsInScience👇.
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[ Call for nomination ] The call for nomination for the 2019 edition of the @LOreal-@UNESCO “For Women in Science” Awards is available. Part of the international #scientific community? Please, nominate an extraordinary female scientist: 🙌 #FWIS
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A great French scientist just passed away. Her name was Marthe Gautier. She discovered the chromosome responsible for trisomy 21 but one of her male colleagues took credit for it.
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[#WomenInScienceDay].The #FondationLoreal & @UNESCO are unveiling the 23rd #FWIS International Awards, which honors 5 eminent women scientists for their outstanding work in Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Computer Science. Meet our 2021 Laureates here 👇.
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.@najat_saliba: "For all the girls in the Middle East & Africa, no matter how dark the nights might seem, the days are going to shine bright & colorful. Make your own circumstances, build it incrementally with grace, passion, knowledge & most importantly with science." #FWIS
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.@Najat_Saliba, the 2019 Laureate of the @LOreal-@UNESCO For Women in Science programme, believes "Women can play a role in everything including science, and science is extremely important". To nominate an extraordinary female researcher go to 👉
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“Some people think that women can’t be good IT developers. but that’s not true!” says Stéphanie Challita. 💪 Discover this 2018 national French fellow of the @LOreal-@UNESCO “For Women in Science” programme. @StephanieChall1 👀 #HerStory #FWIS
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La disparition des clichés autour des femmes de science passe par la nécessité de mettre en valeur leurs découvertes. 🔎 Enquête avec @lemondefr à l'occasion du Prix Jeunes Talents #Afrique subsaharienne 2020 @Loreal-@UNESCO #FWIS ⬇️.
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“People are starting to realise that there is a deficit of women in science” states Sarah Merkling. 💪Discover this 2018 national French fellow of the @LOreal-@UNESCO “For Women in Science” programme. @Drosophilista 👀#HerStory #FWIS
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.@KAHallberg: "The World needs science. Developing countries depend crucially on education, science and technology. Our future deeply relies on having more women in science." #FWIS
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[LEADERSHIP TRAINING] The 2nd training session focused on one goal: the #empowerment of the 15 International rising talents to help them step up to more important leadership roles & use networks more effectively in their career in #science 💪 #FWIS #WomenEmpowerment
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Il est encore plus difficile aujourd'hui pour les femmes de s’orienter vers les sciences en #Afrique francophone que dans les pays anglophones du continent. "On doit montrer aux jeunes filles qu’il existe des modèles." 💬 Prof. Francine Ntoumi, parasitologue. Via @lemondefr ⤵️.
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Maki Kawai: “I am frequently asked how I managed to survive in the Japanese science community. There is no hidden secret but continuity and not giving up has been key to my success.” #FWIS
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Gender equality is 🔑 to ensure science is inclusive, diverse and successful. By inspiring #WomenInScience and #GirlsInScience to pursue careers in scientific fields, we're helping them break barriers 👩🔬. Together, it’s time we #StopTheDropout ➡️.
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👩🔬🏅 To foster the emergence of a new generation of female researchers, the #FondationLOreal, alongside @AcadSciences and @CNFUnesco, is awarding the 2020 #FWIS French Young Talents Awards to 35 PhD students and post-doctorates. 👏 .(This a thread 👇)
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.@racheladamsward: "There are many #AI programmed responses which have not been designed to fit women's questions and needs. For instance, if you ask a personal assistant about sexual disorder medication, you’ll have plenty info, but not if a woman needs help after being raped."
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As begins this week celebrating #WomenInScience, our 15 International rising talents achieved their leadership training with a mentoring session and the participation of the 5 laureates and members of the For Women in Science international Jury. 💪#FWIS #WomenEmpowerment
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March 8th is a global day to celebrate women's achievements and also marks a call to action for accelerating #gender equality. This year @womensday’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge, because a challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. #IWD2021
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Unveiling the Young Talents of the 2021 L'Oréal-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Awards. 👏.These 20 brilliant PhD and post-doctoral students will receive endowments to continue their research at this key moment in their careers. ⤵️ #FondationLOreal
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This year, they were 686 applicants. In the end, they are only 3⃣5⃣ French Young Talents, chosen for their scientific excellence. #FWIS 2020 🇫🇷 👏 Discover more about the Awards' selection process ⬇️ #WomenInScience
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.@AlexandraPalt, DG de la Fondation @LOreal, anime une table-ronde sur le thème des femmes scientifiques d’#Afrique sub-saharienne, aux côtés de personnalités inspirantes : Dr Stellah Bosire, Dr Valérie Gbonon, Edouard Matoko de l’@UNESCO_FR et Dr Francine Ntoumi. #FWIS
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'@gitanjaliarao is so much more than just a precocious and brilliant child: as an inventor, author, STEM promoter and @Times Kid of the Year, she uses technology to improve the lives of others 🤝 a true inspiration for her generation 🌎 👇
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Using sophisticated statistical #physics techniques, the #FWIS 🇫🇷 Young Talent @ada_altieri studies collective behavior. Her work contributes to a better understanding of: .🔹 Migratory movements .🔹Bacterial diseases .🔹Spread of epidemics .@ExploreMediaFR
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For the occasion of the #WomeninScienceDay, the #FondationLOreal and @UNESCO reveal the winners of the 22nd International #FWIS Awards, honouring 5 exceptional women scientists from diverse regions of the world, for their work in #LifeSciences 👉
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Claire Voisin : « Cette liberté de vagabonder entre algèbre, géométrie & topologie, de laisser le temps aux questions de se formuler dans mon esprit n'’a pas été toujours facile mais elle est sans prix. » #FWIS
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Congratulations to Prof. @CathNgila honored by the @Loreal-@UNESCO For #WomenInScience Awards for her work on nanotechnology based analytical methods, to monitor water pollutants and manage this vital resource in a #sustainable way. @AASciences @RiaraUniversity @go2uj
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"I look forward to more such intellectual adventures and to sharing them with new generations of young researchers, especially young women. #Mathematics is a vibrant subject, alive and growing, in many directions. We need you! - Professor Ingrid Daubechies." #FWIS
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📣 This week we are rewarding 35 young women researchers who won the 2021 L'Oréal-@UNESCO Young Talents France. 🙌.This is our mission ⤵️
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Here is the woman who could help us find a new planet!🚀 The #astrophysicist @ProfSaraSeager is currently working on a project called "starshade" - a shield capable of detecting the light of stars around which exoplanets orbit to detect possible refuges for humanity.
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The #FondationLoreal, alongside @UNESCO, is unveiling today the 11th Sub-Saharan #Africa Young Talents Awards @Loreal-UNESCO #ForWomenInScience, which highlights 20 women researchers across the continent for the academic excellence of their work. 👏
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🗣️"You have to start getting girls interested in science subjects early." The Moroccan physicist Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli won the @LOrealGroupe @UNESCO prize 2015 a well-deserved reward for this researcher specializing in high-energy & nuclear physics. #RecognizeWomenInScience
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[#RecognizeWomenInScience].Many fundamental scientific discoveries have been made by women. They did not receive the credit they deserved, for the sole reason that they were born women. 👩🔬 Today, we are celebrating Lise Meitner, who discovered nuclear fission. #WomenInScience.
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.@cara_tannenbaum: "Today, we know that women are more likely to have atypical symptoms of heart attacks and strokes than men. Raising awareness is the way to change culture." #FWIS
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« Donner aux femmes leur juste place dans la science et dans la société, c’est donner au monde une véritable chance d’adresser efficacement ses grands enjeux en matière de santé, de #ChangementClimatique ou encore d’#IA » - Jean-Paul Agon, Président de la Fondation @LOreal #FWIS
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Prof. Shafi Goldwasser has been awarded as a Laureate of the @Loreal-@UNESCO #FWIS International Awards for her pioneering work in #ComputerScience and #Cryptography. She teaches at @UCBerkeley, @MIT & @WeizmannScience. #WomenInScience
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La #FondationLOreal en partenariat avec @CNFUnesco lance la 15ème édition du Prix Jeunes Talents France Pour les Femmes et la #Science ! 🏆 Le but : soutenir les travaux de recherche des jeunes femmes scientifiques.👩🔬 Candidatures👉
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📣 The For Women in Science Festival starts now! 👩🔬 👉 .Keep an eye on our page throughout the day and join the conversation using #FWISFEST2021 #FWIS.Can’t watch it today? Not a problem, all content is available on demand on our platform.
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🗨️ "There are no inherent intellectual inequalities between genders." Charlotte Canet-Jourdan is one of the Young Talents of the 2020 @Loreal-@UNESCO #FWIS France Awards. 🇫🇷 Discover her research in #biology and her view on #womeninscience.
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We have to keep fighting so that gender stereotypes don't become social standards. That is why the #FondationLOreal and @UNESCO created the Young Talents awards. Huge congrats to our 2021 #biology awardees in France. ⤵️👏
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“Female physicists have always participated in doing science, and the time has come for this to be recognised!” claims @DelphineGeyer. 💪Discover this 2018 national French fellow of the @LOreal-@UNESCO “For Women in Science” programme. 👀#HerStory #FWIS @ENSdeLyon
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Liat Peterfreund's research at @Univ_Paris-Diderot and then at the @ENS_ULM focuses on complex #data management systems, particularly those produced by human activity. Through the #FWIS 🇫🇷 Young Talents Awards, she aims to "motivate the younger generation to engage with science".
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Léa Bonnefoy became passionate about planetology during her studies at @Cornell 🇺🇸 and decided to make it her career.🪐 Discover her vision as a #womeninscience👇 @Obs_Paris @psl_univ
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🏅 Prof. Françoise Combes is awarded with the @Loreal-@UNESCO International Awards for her outstanding legacy in #astrophysics which ranges from the discovery of molecules in the inter stellar space to supercomputer simulations of galaxy formation. @cdf1530 @Obs_Paris @psl_univ
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The Fondation @LOreal & @UNESCO gather the 2019 International rising talents @CedepFrance for a 3-day training complementary to their scientific background (leadership development, management, communication) and aiming to #empower them to break the #glassceiling more easily #FWIS
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A huge congratulations 👏👏 to the 35 PhD students and post-doctorates who are part of the L'Oréal-@UNESCO Young Talents France class of 2021..Discover the #FWIS program created by the #FondationLOreal and supported by @AcadSciences and @CNFUnesco ➡️
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We're proud to reveal the 35 recipients of the 2023 @FondationLOreal-@UNESCO #ForWomenInScienceFrench Young Talents Award!. Congratulations to all winners who wish to share their passion for science and inspire the scientists of tomorrow👏 #FWIS2023
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📣"Women are confronted in all the spheres of their lives to injunctions of excellence with higher standards [than men]." Young Talent of the #FWIS 🇫🇷 Awards, Johanne Ling, understood very early that education was a way to build the life she dreamed of.🎓 @ExploreMediaFR
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🏆 You can now apply for the 12th edition of the @Loreal-@UNESCO #FWIS Sub-Saharan #Africa Young Talents Awards. Each year these Awards highlight 20 #WomenScientists from the continent for the excellence of their research work. #DiversifySTEM. To apply 👉
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Inspired by Marie Curie from her earliest days, Solène Marie, Young Talent of the @Loreal-@UNESCO #FWIS France Awards, chosed to enter the medical field by studying pharmaceutical sciences. 🔬.Learn more about her inspirations here 👇.#WomenInScience
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Proud to reveal our 2023 international laureates in Physical sciences, Mathematics, Computer science. . For 25 years, with @UNESCO, the #ForWomenInScience International Awards have highlighted women scientists for their exceptional careers & their contributions to the world.
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.@AlexandraPalt: "Over the years, we've completed this programmed to change the numbers, but also the system. We have to break the #glassceiling faster & easier." #FWIS
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.@ADickenstein, Prof. of #Mathematics at @UBAonline, is receiving the @Loreal-@UNESCO For #WomenInScience International Awards for operating at the forefront of mathematical innovation by leveraging algebraic #Geometry in the realm of molecular biology.
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🙌 Thank you! 100,000 of you are now following us! The more our community grows, the more we are able to improve the representation of women in scientific careers 💪
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Who is @NASABlueberry1, the astronaut apprentice dreaming of going to Mars?🚀 Passionate about space since her childhood, Alyssa dreams of being part of the future @NASA mission to Mars and we support her strongly.🪐 In the meantime, she's studying astrobiology at @FloridaTech.👩🎓
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Prof. Kyoko Nozaki is awarded by the @Loreal-@UNESCO #FWIS International Awards for her pioneering contributions to the field of synthetic #Chemistry, that have led to highly effective manufacture molecules, useful for medicine and sustainable agriculture. 👏 @UTokyo_News_en
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Our 4 Young Talents in Southern Africa come from Botsawana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia..👩🔬 Working in Life and Environmental Sciences and Information Science, their research will contribute to solving the health challenges facing the African continent today.
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👩🔬 Today, the 5 @LOreal-@UNESCO For Women in Science 2019 Award Laureates delivered an extraordinary lecture at the @AcadSciences to present their brilliant research work. 👏 For the first time this year, the Award is rewarding mathematicians! #FWIS
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For the opening of #Cannes2015, #DiscovHER picked 5 powerful #womeninscience in movies! Who's your favorite? http://t.co/AnJVMMN3Nk.
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"Being a #WomanInScience means I get to bring my whole self in work every day.". To mark the International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we're highlighting our community of women scientists. @DrRituRaman, a 2017 Fellow, on how science can bring about positive social change 👇
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