There is no cookie cutter female scientist

In her role as vice-rector for research partnerships and collaboration at the University of the Valley in Guatemala City, Monica Stein works to strengthen science and technology ecosystems in the Central American country and across the wider region.
To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, Stein outlines the steps needed to attract girls into science careers, how access to higher education needs to widen, and how more robust legal and regulatory frameworks are required to make research careers more diverse.
“We need to inspire other women, we need to mentor other women, we need to be available for conversations, we need to tell them it’s okay to say no to a project because you’re pregnant, just giving birth, or your child is young, which is so common here in Guatemala, she says.”
This episode is the first episode in a six-part Working Scientist podcast series about Latin American women in science.