Can we make the sciences more accessible for girls?
An infectious disease expert tells of the challenges she’s faced – especially as a mother
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
There have been a number of high profile campaigns to encourage more girls to study STEM subjects – that’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. But what’s it actually like for women in Africa who choose these careers?
Today’s Africa Daily follows Shillah Simiyu, an infectious disease researcher, as she visits the Nairobi Academy to tell the children there about her work.
But she also tells Alan about the sizeable challenges she’s faced as she’s tried to build her career – including breastfeeding between experiments, working weekends, and even having to deliver an important presentation the morning after her nanny quit.
Host: Alan Kasujja (@kasujja) Guest: Shillah Simiyu (@ssimiyu)
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