Launch of the book “Women scientists in Chile”

Launch of the book “Women scientists in Chile”

• Auditorium E11, Alberto Hurtado University, Alameda 1825, Metro Los Héroes.
  
• May 29 – 4:30 p.m. to 6:20 p.m.

Through the biography of seven researchers -Lorena Lobos (Biochemistry), Brigitte Van Zundert (Molecular Biologist), Francisca Blanco (Phytopathologist), Paula Celis (Marine Biologist), Jocelyn Dunstan (Physics), Natalia Inostroza (Astrochemistry) and Teresa Paneque (Astronomer) )- the authors review their paths, school experiences, academic training, hobbies and life projects, glimpsing where their scientific vocation and research interests originate.

Also how, despite the difficulties, they have faced the challenges by becoming outstanding experts in their areas of knowledge, thus questioning traditional gender roles. Furthermore, thinking about science teachers interested in incorporating a gender perspective, a detailed analysis of the school curriculum is included.

The authors:

Pamela Medina Herrera
Graduate in Biological Sciences from PUC, graduate in Education and professor of Biology, UAH. Master in Didactics of Experimental Sciences PUCV. She is an academic associated with the Department of Secondary Pedagogies and Specific Didactics of the Faculty of Education, of the Alberto Hurtado University and director of the Master’s Degree in Didactics of Experimental Sciences of the same study house. Her research interests focus on the initial and continuing training of Biology and Natural Sciences teachers, the systemic approach in teaching and learning science, project-based learning, and the science-gender relationship in science education.

Javiera Soto Quiroz
State Professor in Chemistry and Biology at USACH. She has a master’s degree in Experimental Science Didactics and a PhD student in Science Didactics at the PUCV. She is a teacher trainer of Chemistry and Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Education of the Alberto Hurtado University. Her research interests focus on initial and continuing teacher training, the development of pedagogical content knowledge on socio-scientific topics and the science-gender relationship in science education.