Visibilize women scientists and researchers

"Science told by women" is the name of the open house that will be presented today, from 09: 00 to 16: 00, in the auditorium of the Provincial Court of Justice (Luis Cordero and Sucre streets): an event of scientific dissemination of projects and research in which women participate.

It is organized by the Ecuatorian Network of Women Scientists (REMCI), in coordination with the Universities of Azuay (UDA), Cuenca, Polytechnic of Salesiana (UPS) and Cuenca Catholic. They have the support of the CEDIA Network of research.

The meeting is part of the International Day of the Girl and Women in Science, declared by the UN, which is celebrated the 11 of February.

We want to awaken the interest of women of all ages for science, that's why we invite students from schools, says Daniela Balleri, a professor at UDA.

He points out that there is more presence of men than women in science, for a historical reason, for a long time the woman was banned from entering universities, at the beginning of the last century it was when women officially began studying university careers.

Exhibitions

Balleri, of 38 years, Argentine-Ecuadorian citizen, married and mother of two Ecuadorian children, is dedicated to the technical areas, works with spatial analysis that is generation of cartography.

The road was not easy for this woman. Studied in Argentina, Surveying, formerly known as topography, the last years of university was the only woman among men. He listened to the typical comments that are said in the technical careers of why women study, that we should be in other spaces ... because we work in an environment where we carry topography equipment, total station, tripod and more ... narrates.

Balleri, with other research colleagues, will present today a study on the noise map regarding noise pollution in Cuenca.