How we connect girls in Brazil to inspiring female scientists
In 2013 physicist Carolina Brito co-launched Meninas na Ci\xeancia (Girls in Science), a program based at Brazil\u2019s Federal University of Rio Grande de Sul.
The program exposes girls to university life, including lab visits and meetings with female academics. \u201cThere are several girls who have never met someone who has been to university,\u201d says Brita. \u201cIt\u2019s beyond a gender problem.\u201d
Jessica Germann was one of them. The 19-year-old is about to start an undergraduate physics degree. She tells Julie Gould how writing a school essay about particle physics and a fascination for YouTube science videos helped in her career choices.
This episode is the second episode in a six-part Working Scientist podcast series about Latin American women in science.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.