Author name: Isis Daron

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has just published the report “Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: A Southern-led research network to advance gender equality in STEM”, which brings together learnings, impacts, and recommendations from a global network of projects led from the Global South to promote gender equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The […]

The Federal Fluminense University (UFF) has highlighted the ELLAS project, an innovative platform aimed at addressing gender inequality in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Latin America. Developed by a network of professionals from the region, the project involves Professor Luciana Salgado from the UFF Department of Computer Science and aims

The ELLAS Forum 2025 is coming! On May 7th and 8th, in Niterói, RJ, experts, researchers, and STEM professionals will gather to discuss gender equity and leadership, as well as present the ELLAS Open Data Platform. And you can be part of this initiative by sharing your experience at ELLAS Talk! ELLAS Talk will be

Professors Cristiano Maciel and Eunice Nunes met with UFMT’s Rector, Professor Marluce Souza e Silva, to showcase the progress of the ELLAS project – an initiative aimed at strengthening female leadership in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The meeting was marked by an enriching exchange of ideas, further reinforcing the university’s commitment to promoting

On November 14 and 15, 2024, the ELLAS project will participate in the prestigious SheSTEM event, organized by the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) in Colombia. This event, held online and free of charge, aims to promote women’s leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The program will feature ELLAS representatives in two unmissable

From July 21 to 25, members of the ELLAS team participated in the Brazilian Computing Society Congress (CSBC) in Brasília-DF, with a special focus on the Women in Information Technology (WIT) event. The ELLAS team actively contributed to the WIT program through lectures, panel participation, and presentations of various research projects. Additionally, ELLAS was a

From August 12 to 16, ELLAS representatives attended the 50th Latin American Computing Conference (CLEI 2024), held at the National University of the South in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. During the LAWCC – XVI Latin American Women in Computing Congress, an event associated with CLEI, the following works were presented: 📄👩🏽‍💻 “Occupational Heritage and the Decision

During our visit to Brazil’s capital, Brasília-DF, the ELLAS team had the opportunity to experience incredible moments of dialogue and learning by meeting with important agencies, foundations, and institutions. In the final meeting, the team, represented by Prof. Dr. Silvia Amélia Bim, Prof. Dr. Cristiano Maciel, Prof. Dr. José Viterbo, and student Maria Fernanda Abalém,