NEWS RELEASE
October 25, 2019
Contact: Jena Melancon, jena@gulfcoastdiplomacy.org
International visitors to speak on women in STEM—“When women succeed, countries succeed”
The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council invites the community to meet and hear from an international group of women who are professionals in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) in Austria, Costa Rica, Fiji, Mongolia, Namibia, Sweden, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, and United Arab Emirates. They will present a program on empowering women leaders in STEM, “Hidden No More: A Global Perspective.”
The event will be held at the Pensacola MESS Hall (116 North Tarragona) on Tuesday, November 5, at 6:00 p.m.; doors will open at 5:30. Tickets for the event are $10.00 for the public and $5.00 for students and may be purchased through Eventbrite (search “Hidden No More: A Global Perspective”).
Pensacola has had the privilege of hosting women participating in the “Hidden No More” program since its launch in 2017 by the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State.
The award-winning film Hidden Figures inspired viewers across the world with the true story of the courageous and talented African-American women whose contributions at NASA in the 1960s significantly contributed to launching the first U.S. astronaut into orbit. This momentum sparked the IVLP program in 2017 that brought 48 women leaders to the U.S. who are some of the “hidden talent” in their home countries.
While in the U.S., the international visitors explore best practices in the effective recruitment, training, and development of women and other underrepresented groups in STEM and learn how they can institutionalize opportunities for women in their own countries. They also cultivate relationships with their American counterparts and examine U.S. women’s contributions to STEM. The philosophy behind the “Hidden No More” program is, “When women succeed, countries succeed.”
The women selected to visit Pensacola this year are involved in their countries in such work as: electric drive technologies, integration of STEM into robotics courses, infrastructure construction, geology and mining engineering, information technologies in agriculture and health services, autonomous mobility solutions for people and goods, technology services for smallholder farmers and linkages with the agriculture value chain, civil engineering and mentorship of women engineers, and environmental protection in civil aviation.
This event, presented in partnership with the Pensacola MESS Hall, is a great opportunity for young women to broaden their perspectives about working in science and technology. The Board of Directors of the Diplomacy Council encourages the community to take advantage of the opportunity. ... See more
