CIC energiGUNE will hold its ‘Women in Science’ Science Fair on 14 February in Vitoria-Gasteiz, aimed at children between 12 and 16 years of age

The initiative is part of the ‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ programme, organised by the main research agents and entities in the Basque Country together with Basque institutions and universities to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and will offer workshops and fun activities led by professionals from the centre itself.

In addition, CIC energiGUNE researcher Maica Morant will give a talk – a tribute to Marion Donovan, American inventor and businesswoman known for the invention of the disposable nappy, as part of the ‘Women scientists of yesterday and today’ conference to be held on 11 February at the Europa Conference Centre.

CIC energiGUNE, a leading Basque research centre in electrochemical energy storage and conversion and thermal energy storage and conversion, will join in the celebrations of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a fun science fair aimed at children aged 12 to 16, which will take place on 14 February at the Salburua Civic Centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz, from 18:00 to 20:00. The initiative is part of the ‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ programme, in which CIC energiGUNE participates together with the main research agents and entities in the Basque Country, as well as institutions and universities, with the aim of promoting and making visible the role of women in science.

The ‘Women in Science’25’ Fair includes several workshops linked to scientific projects, with the active participation and dynamisation of a representation of its research staff. There will also be various theatrical and audiovisual performances, all with the aim of raising awareness of the role that women have been playing in science and technology since its very origins. In this way, the participating children will be able to get to know live the women scientists who, from the Euskadi Technology Park in Vitoria-Gasteiz, contribute every day to understanding the world around us.

Participation in the fair is open to any child interested in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, but prior registration is required on the website of the ‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ initiative, via this link. For those who register, ‘Women in Science’25’ promises “a fun afternoon participating in different activities, meeting women scientists and having the chance to ask them directly any questions or curiosity”.

Talk ‘Women scientists of yesterday and today’

In addition to the science fair, Vitoria-Gasteiz will also host other activities linked to the celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and the ‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ initiative. This is the case of the talk ‘Women scientists of yesterday and today’, which will be given by CIC energiGUNE senior researcher Maica Morant.

The event will take place on 11 February in the Barandiaran Hall of the Europa Conference Centre, from 18:00 to 19:00, and will pay tribute to some of the great women scientists in history. Maica Morant will present the career of Marion Donovan, American inventor and businesswoman whose tireless work led to the creation of the disposable nappies we know and still use today.

The ‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ agenda in Vitoria-Gasteiz is completed with the screening of the film Le théorème de Marguerite – Marguerite’s Theorem (Anne Navion, 2024) at Artium Museoa, on 13 February at 19:00h. And finally, at the Salburua Civic Centre, you can enjoy the exhibition on women scientists and technologists organised by the Euskadi Technology Park, which refers to the work of several female researchers at CIC energiGUNE.

‘Emakumeak Zientzian’ is an initiative aimed at making the work of women visible, through different activities, with the aim of creating female references and promoting practices that allow gender equality to be achieved in the scientific field. In this regard, it should be noted that CIC energiGUNE is one of the benchmark research centres in terms of equality, as for years now there has been parity in its entire staff, including the management area, which is a milestone at a national level.