Programme
11.00 – Screening: Electrons libres
A documentary by Safia Kessas, 2024, 52’, with English subtitles
Meet six women of power: scientific researchers, technological leaders, mathematical or engineering geniuses. In this film, they reveal themselves: they share their journey, showcase their groundbreaking work and reveal the obstacles they have overcome as girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In celebrating these contemporary pioneers, we are also highlighting a dark truth. Throughout history, women scientists have been silenced, their contributions relegated to the shadows. Will this generation rewrite the rules and create a new legacy?
12.00 – Panel discussion and Q&A: Women of Science, Changing the Equation
Safia Kessas, documentary director, will be joined by 3 panellists to discuss progress and challenges for equality in the STEM.
Panellists:
- Prof. Claudia de Rham, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London.
- Prof. Marie-Claude Boily, Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology at Imperial College London.
- A representative of Stemettes, a social enterprise working across the UK & Ireland to support girls into STEAM/STEM.
Discussions will be led in English.
13.00 – End of the event
Any question ? Contact education@institut-francais.org.uk
