The BIOPARC of Fuengirola and Valencia and the Gijón Aquarium raise a common voice to make visible the legacy of illustrious scientists and promote the necessary social change towards the full incorporation of women in this area of development.
Just 8 years ago, in 2015, the United Nations ratified the need to establish the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Working towards equality between men and women is a priority for UNESCO, in this sense, the objective was clear, since it is not only about recognizing and make visible the outstanding role that many women scientists throughout history, but also take the necessary actions to guarantee the incorporation of girls into the scientific community.
Since then, each year this anniversary of the February 11 and more institutions, companies and civil society entities join in the celebration. The FoundationIn addition to being great platforms for raising awareness towards nature conservation, they are entities committed to the future of society. To this end, a large part of the activity is carried out towards education and dissemination, promoting values of equality towards a future where women occupy this desired position.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: the aim is to encourage younger generations to take the step to “break these glass ceilings”.
And on this day like today, we want to evoke the figure of famous women scientists who, in many cases, have gone unnoticed by the vast majority, but who have left a legacy of unquestionable merit in different disciplines. BIOPARC Valencia emphasizes the figure of Joan Beauchamp Procter, zoologist and herpetologist who, despite her danger, became an expert in large reptiles. And especially to Jane Goodall primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist who has gone down in history for her discoveries about chimpanzees and who in His visit in 2012 gave him the “highest rating” to the Valencian park.
From BIOPARC Fuengirola, the work of Nattie Stevens, geneticist who discovered the two chromosomes X and Y that determine the sex of a living being; and also of Lynn Margulis, biologist and zoologist who, with her discoveries and the endosymbiotic theory, clarified very complex evolutionary concepts.
Y BIOPARC Gijón Aquarium is fixed in the marine environment with Angeles Alvariño, one of the most important oceanographers of all time who discovered 22 new species of phytoplankton; or the biologist Sylvia earle who, through his activism with the “blue mission” initiative, fights to create protected areas.
The nature conservation actions led by the BIOPARC Foundation They complete the important awareness and dissemination work carried out by BIOPARC.
