Women in Science at the NMP

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

This day recognizes the need to address gender inequality in various science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines across different levels worldwide. For decades, STEM education and career opportunities for women have been very restricted leading to a wide and uneven gender gap. The United Nations established this annual celebration in 2015 to promote the critical and monumental role of #WomenInScience.

At the #NationalMuseumPH, women continue to be at the forefront of STEM research and curatorial work. Their contributions and discoveries in different disciplines (Archaeology, Ethnology, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Architecture, Fine Arts) throughout the NMP’s history remain crucial in upholding the institute’s mandate. Today, the NMP’s STEM research is kept strong and alive by women in various roles ranging from laboratory aide to museum curators. The NMP has also taken pride in having women as the head of its research cluster for many years now, proving that #WomenInScience are #WomenLeaders as well. 

To know more about STEM research and career at the NMP, please visit our website (https://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph)

Text and poster by the NMP Geology and Paleontology Division

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