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INSPIRA STEAM: inspiring scientific vocations among girls
INSPIRA is a project whose objective is to promote scientific and technological vocation among girls, based on awareness and orientation actions, given by professional women from the world of research, science and technology. This is the first time that the group mentoring technique has been used in a project to promote STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) among primary school students.
INSPIRA was born out of the need to promote scientific and technological vocations among students and the urgency of doing so among girls. The number of students opting for technology training decreases each year. And if we refer to the female collective, the data becomes even worst. Although 54.3% of the total number of students in the Spanish university system are women, their presence in technical degrees such as Engineering and Architecture falls to 26.4%.
More than 4,600 girls from 172 schools have participated in the last 3 years (2016-2019) in 6 work sessions about topics such as the stereotypes that surround us, work or women and science throughout history. These meetings between mentors and girls are intended to help remove doubts and objections about the science and technology professions, to clarify their motivations and to strengthen their self-esteem in order to begin this professional path, if they wish.
INSPIRA is a project whose objective is to promote scientific and technological vocation among girls, based on awareness and orientation actions, given by professional women from the world of research, science and technology. This is the first time that the group mentoring technique has been used in a project to promote STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) among primary school students.
INSPIRA was born out of the need to promote scientific and technological vocations among students and the urgency of doing so among girls. The number of students opting for technology training decreases each year. And if we refer to the female collective, the data becomes even worst. Although 54.3% of the total number of students in the Spanish university system are women, their presence in technical degrees such as Engineering and Architecture falls to 26.4%.
More than 4,600 girls from 172 schools have participated in the last 3 years (2016-2019) in 6 work sessions about topics such as the stereotypes that surround us, work or women and science throughout history. These meetings between mentors and girls are intended to help remove doubts and objections about the science and technology professions, to clarify their motivations and to strengthen their self-esteem in order to begin this professional path, if they wish.
Partnership opportunities:
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Family |
They can participate by working at home on the identified problem. |
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Teachers |
They will help and accompany the students throughout the project. In addition, mentoring with the children will be done by staff from the centre. |
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Universities or technology companies Researchers |
Professionals, Business, Gender Associations, Government, Families; in summary, any female can be involved in the project. Women from technological businesses, Gender Associations, Government and Families. I.e.: woman from local technology businesses, woman from local universities and research centers, women from aeronautical and automobile industry, etc. In general, any women involved in the technology career can be part of this activity. |
RRI Principles - Responsible Research and Innovation:
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Governance |
Students will be able to share their reflections with local, regional and national stakeholders to raise awareness. |
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Public participation |
Students will be in contact with other schools participating in OSOS and Inspira STEAM, creating a network to exchange experiences. |
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Gender equality
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Throughout the project, work is being done to promote gender equality. Stereotypes, equal opportunities in the professional field, etc. are worked on. |
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Science education |
The students will reflect on the importance of scientific work for the development of society. |
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Ethics |
Students will reflect on the contribution of men and women to the future development of society. |
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Open Access |
All content and experiences shared through the platform will be freely accessible and free of charge to the entire educational community. |
Students age group: 9 - 12
Subject domain:
# of students participating: 900
Updated on: 13.10.2020
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