Becoming Better Mentors to Eliminate the Gender Gap in STEM
Despite extensive efforts to eliminate the gender gap, women are still vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)...
Edna Matta is the founder of STEM-Tolima - an education program that aims to bridge STEM fields and youth around the globe. “By creating education reachable to everyone, especially minorities and low-income populations, we can break the boundaries in STEM fields to face the global challenges in science and technological innovations”.
Edna is a structural biologist with extensive experience in academia and the private sector. She obtained her PhD at McGill University, studying the structure of ubiquitin related proteins, and her discoveries represent a major advance in the understanding of the life cycle of proteins. During her academic formation Edna had the opportunity to mentor a large number of students in different countries. Edna is one of the Co-Founders of Immigrant & International Women in Science (IWS)-Network in Canada - committed to empower and support women in Science.
Despite extensive efforts to eliminate the gender gap, women are still vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)...
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