On March 8, International Women’s Day, Ciência Viva – the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture will be launching the 5th volume of the ‘Mulheres na Ciência’ [Women in Science] book collection, featuring portraits of Portuguese female researchers from different generations and domains. The project is a way to pay tribute to Portuguese women scientists, who represent 45% of all researchers in the country.
In addition, Ciência Viva will be hosting the first Women in Science Editatona (an editing marathon), in partnership with Wikimedia Portugal. Over 500 photographs from the Women in Science project will be made freely available on the Wikimedia Commons platform to promote research carried out by Portuguese women scientists. In this event, participants will edit specific content on platforms such as Wikipedia or Wikidata – creating new articles, updating, correcting or developing existing articles, translating content or adding sources.
BRU-Iscte researchers Elizabeth Reis and Sandra Loureiro have been featured in the project.
