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Challenges women in STEM face as they scale towards achieving their goals

Every year, the L'OrĂ©al Foundation awards women who have excelled in their science PhD projects in order to encourage more women to study sciences. Currently, women scientists are leading in ground-breaking research across the world. However, despite their remarkable discoveries, they still represent just 33.3% of researchers globally, and their work rarely gains the recognition it deserves. Less than 4% of Nobel Prizes for science have ever been awarded to women. The ±«Óătv’s Agnes Penda talked to some of the women from Sub-Saharan Africa who have been awarded by the foundation and they share their challenges and hopes in achieving their goals.

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