As we celebrate Women's Day today, remembering the 1956 anti-pass-law March to the Union Buildings by women from different backgrounds, we take a look at the education side of things. Especially the STEM subjects and how to get more young girls in that field. Businesswoman and philanthropist, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe raises a very important issue about society not doing enough to push young girls to study the sciences. Let's take a listen to what she had to say, starting her question with a riddle.....

Clip - Motsepe

Link: We speak now to those who took up the sciences as a career to find out what some of the difficulties were and what they believe we can do to turn what Dr Moloi-Motsepe is saying...

Guest: Prof Keolebogile Motaung - Biomedical Scientist and Chief Executive Officer of Global Health Biotech (PTY) LTD

Guest: Kanya Xongo - Geospatial Scientist and Junior Remote Sensing Science Specialist at the South African National Space Agency

Guest: Dr Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl - Head of Research Capacity Development at the University of Pretoria and also Acting DDG in the Department of Science and innovation

As we celebrate Women's Day today, remembering the 1956 anti-pass-law March to the Union Buildings by women from different backgrounds, we take a look at the education side of things. Especially the STEM subjects and how to get more young girls in that field. Businesswoman and philanthropist, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe raises a very important issue about society not doing enough to push young girls to study the sciences. Let's take a listen to what she had to say, starting her question with a riddle.....
Clip - Motsepe
Link: We speak now to those who took up the sciences as a career to find out what some of the difficulties were and what they believe we can do to turn what Dr Moloi-Motsepe is saying...
Guest: Prof Keolebogile Motaung - Biomedical Scientist and Chief Executive Officer of Global Health Biotech (PTY) LTD
Guest: Kanya Xongo - Geospatial Scientist and Junior Remote Sensing Science Specialist at the South African National Space Agency
Guest: Dr Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl - Head of Research Capacity Development at the University of Pretoria and also Acting DDG in the Department of Science and innovation

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