Guyanese join Nigerian UN delegates to discuss gender gap in STEM
Closing the Gender Gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) was the topic of an informative conversation last Thursday, held in partnership between Guyanese Tech expert Cloyette Harris-Stoute, UN delegates Chioma Iwuagu Udegbunam PhD, and Dr. Ezinne Kalu on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly . The forum, hosted at the elegant Waterfall Lounge at 4703 Church Ave. in Brooklyn, focused on Closing the Gender Gap in Science, which has its genesis in the UN 2024 initiative “Women in Science Leadership: A New Era for Sustainability.” In her opening remarks, Udegbunam, a Nigerian national who earned her doctorate in Public Policy Analysis and who has championed women’s causes through her non-profit, Sure Smiles Women and Children Advocacy Initiative while serving as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder, spoke passionately about women taking on leadership roles in STEM. “Oftentimes, even in school, w...