For Girls in Science
Through inspiring educational programs, the Fondation L’Oréal ignites young girls' passion for science and actively encourages them to consider a scientific career
Inspiring girls to become scientists
The lack of girls in scientific fields, right from high school, is a persistent and worrying problem.
Today, in France the proportion of girls in mathematics in the final year of secondary school has fallen back below the 1994 level. This is a drastic fall in the percentage of girls in mathematics.
Faced with this observation, the Fondation L'Oréal is intensifying its "For Girls and Science" program, which has been rolled out to over 50,500 high school girls.
This program aims to inspire scientific vocations among young girls and encourage them to pursue careers in these fields.
The programme has already been rolled out to over 50,500 high school girls
A 3-year support format
In its current format, several levers are activated to achieve this:
• Professional immersion and networking: visits to laboratories and companies to explore the diversity of scientific professions.
• Inspiring encounters and mentoring: discussions with women scientists to understand the variety of possible paths and careers.
• Experimentation: a 6 day scientific bootcamp to grasp the concrete and stimulating aspects of science.
• Academic support: personalized coaching to strengthen skills in scientific subjects.
• Coaching: Dedicated workshops to understand the mechanisms of academic and career guidance and optimize study choices.
And this program is gaining new momentum with an international deployment in collaboration with UNESCO.
