let us cheer girls towards science subjects as we mark the day of women and girls in science

Carol Koech, Chief Executive Officer Schneider electric

Let me ask you a question. When you think of a scientist, who comes to mind? Is it Albert Einstein, the founder of the theory of relativity? Or Sir Isaac Newton, who gave us the concept of gravity? And then there’s Louis Pasteur, who invented the process of vaccination.

Let me ask you a second question. How many women scientists can you recall? Do you know Marie Curie, who was fundamental to the discovery of radiation? Or Janaki Ammal, India’s first female botanical scientist who advocated for the preservation of the country’s biodiversity? How about Kenya’s own Evelyn Gitau, a cellular immunologist who was named a Next Einstein Fellow?