It’s time to celebrate the incredible women shaping the future of science! From ground-breaking discoveries to life-saving innovations, on the _*International Day of Women and Girls in Science*_, let’s highlight some of the remarkable women around Europe who have made history with their contributions: * *🌟 1911: Marie Skłodowska-Curie (Poland/France)* received the *Nobel Prize in Chemistry* for her pioneering work in radioactivity that led to the discovery of *radium and polonium.* * *⚛️ 1938: Lise Meitner (Austria/Sweden)* co-discovered *nuclear fission*, explaining the process by which atomic nuclei split ̵ a fundamental discovery in nuclear physics. * *🔬 2008: Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (France)* received the *Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine* for her key role in the *discovery of HIV as the cause of AIDS.* * *🌍 2012: Fabiola Gianotti (Italy)* led the *discovery of the Higgs boson* at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research. In 2016, she became the first female Director-General of the organisation. * *🧪 2020: Emmanuelle Charpentier (France)* received the *Nobel Prize in Chemistry*, along with American biochemist Jennifer Doudna, for the development of a method for genome editing known as *CRISPR-Cas9.* 📊 While in 2023, women made up 52% of the 78.3 million people employed in science and technology in the EU, only 41% of scientists and engineers are female. Denmark has the highest representation of female scientists and engineers with 50.8%, while Hungary has the lowest at 30.7%. In March 2023, the *European Parliament* passed a resolution emphasising the importance of gender equality in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, calling for *increased support and initiatives to empower women and girls in science and technology.* _🔗 Learn more about Parliament’s efforts for gender equality: https://europa.eu/!t99RFK_ *Are you a woman working in science?* ❤️ Yes, I’m a woman in science 👍 Not yet, but I’m working towards it 😯 No, but I know amazing women in this field 🙏 No, but I admire their incredible contributions