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NariShakti Varta on STEM and Financial Literacy for young women

March 20 , 2022 924 days 646 0
  • The UNICEF YuWaah facilitated the NaariShakti conversation, on ‘STEM and Financial Literacy for Young Women’.
  • STEM refers to “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”.
  • The event was part of the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s ‘Iconic Week’ celebrating International Women’s Day under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
  • The participants discussed how to nurture young women to pursue careers in STEM-related fields.
  • According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2018-19, around 43% of STEM graduates in India are women.
  • This is the highest in the world.
  • But their share in STEM jobs in India is a mere 14%.

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