Virtual Café: Celebrating Women’s Herstory Month – WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT

Dr. Carolina Doran is a project officer at the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA). She works on several European projects whose aim is to achieve broader participation in science. Through her job she is able to effectively influence methodologies to be designed with an inclusive mind-set. Her participation in Soapbox Science Berlin is fuelled by a deep frustration with inequalities and double standards in academia and her drive for promoting (gender) diversity in science.

Kari Mugo is a media practitioner and creative writer from Nairobi, Kenya. She is also the Hub Manager of the Falling Walls Engage Hub Kenya, and the Public Engagement Lead at Mawazo Institute, a non-profit research institute in Nairobi that supports the next generation of female scholars and thought leaders in Africa through research funding and professional training. In her role at the Mawazo Institute, Kari creates platforms for policymakers and the general public to engage with the work of African experts and researchers so they can contribute to public discourse and facilitate open discussions on the challenges and opportunities facing the African continent.

Suzana Filipecki Martins is the International Outreach Officer at IAU’s Office for Astronomy Outreach, where she manages a portfolio of worldwide astronomy outreach projects. Previously, she was a Project Coordinator at Leiden Observatory, overseeing the implementation of the spaceEU project and a Project Manager at Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums in Belgium. Prior to relocating to Brussels, Suzana worked in leading art institutions in Norway, including the Office for Contemporary Art Norway and 0047 OSLO, where she coordinated exhibitions and event projects.