Page 5 - 4.2.4.分4-演讲报告4-Akkaya-Gender Equality in Science: What is to be done?

Why it is important

The problem is although 50 % of the population is women, yet…
• based on UNESCO Institute of Statistics, less than 30 % of researches are women worldwide.

Why do we consider that 30 % of women in Science is a problem?

It is a problem because; Website of the project:
https://gender-gap-in-science.org/
• We want all the individuals in any given population to achieve their potentials, just because of being

one of the two genders should not be a means of discrimination, it is unjust.

• Just like differences in our skin color, socio-economical conditions or where we were born are

considered unjust.

• But also, diversity is important..

• Women are more patients,

• Women bring fresh and different points of view for solving problems,

• In drug and medicinal research, the biological nature of women are ignored so far..

• AI, deep learning; we do not want the bias against women be continued by AI

Mahinur S. Akkaya, DLUT, China The 2nd World Science and Technology Development Forum, Women in Science-November 9 th, 2020