Inspira STEAM Wins First Prize at the Ministry of Education’s “2024 STEAM Alliance Awards”

The Ministry of Education recognizes Inspira STEAM’s work in closing the gender gap in science and technology. Our program has been awarded first prize in the “public or private entities or organizations” category of the Classrooms for Equality Awards: 2024 STEAM Alliance Awards, presented by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, and Sports. This recognition […]

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María González de Benito Digital designer Rebeca Molina Mechanical Engineer Janire Gordon Engineering Professor Eduardo Diez Computer scientist Ainhoa Labrador Mechanical Engineer Itziar Epalza Journalist Juncal Uriol Telecommunications Engineer Nagore Fernández Hospital pharmacy technician Onintze Parra Researcher in biochemistry Amaia Bernaras Mentor Marina Santurtún Coordinator in Inspira STEAM Maria Ruiz Doctor of Industrial Engineering Estíbaliz […]

The COIIB celebrates International Women’s Day

At COIIB, we enthusiastically celebrated International Women in Engineering Day on Monday with a day full of inspiration, dialogue, and commitment to a more equal future. The conference sought to highlight the role of women in the industrial sector, promote equal opportunities, and reduce the gender gap, where currently only 24.6% of people employed in […]

International Women in Engineering Day

From the Airwaves to the Internet: What do the data say about women engineers? Are the ratios in positions of responsibility improving? Interview on the Hoy por Hoy program on Cadena Ser (Bilbao). Mari Luz Guenaga, head of the Inspira STEAM program at the University of Deusto, analyzes the impact of programs in the Basque […]

Women in STEAM Programs: Challenges and Progress

LAIA Eskola, the school for equality and women’s empowerment in Álava, is organizing a talk and discussion to address the situation of women in STEAM programs. To mark February 11, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, LAIA Eskola organized a talk on the situation of women in STEAM programs. Our speaker was Inma […]

Inspira STEAM in the EU-China seminar-Empowering Girls to Participate in STEM

The purpose of the seminar was to exchange perspectives, thoughts and practices on how to address gender stereotyping and bias hindering girls’ participation in STEM, and explore the role of teachers in closing the gender gap through gender neutral teaching, and discuss the strategies to tackle institutional barriers in STEM education. Mariluz ha has been honoured […]

Closing Ceremony for the 2023–2024 Edition in the Basque Country

Closing Ceremony for the 2023–2024 Edition in the Basque Country Last Friday, June 7, the closing ceremony for the eighth edition of Inspira STEAM in the Basque Country took place. Mentors, representatives from educational institutions, and the people who make the program possible gathered for a breakfast where we heard from Lola Elejalde of Innobasque-Basque […]