Career growth for Uganda’s women and girls in sciences, the challenges, opportunities and experiences

Abstract

Authored by a team of women in Sciences from Uganda, this book contains information on the challenges, opportunities, experiences and lessons on career growth for women in Sciences, with Uganda in perspective. This information, in the authors’ view, will be useful guidelines for women and girls pursuing career success in the fields of sciences, engineering, mathematics and related others. In chapter one a review and summary of the subject is given. Chapter two reports on a panel discussion, while chapter three presents personal experiences of women and girls in sciences at different stages of their professional career growth. Chapter four contains experiences and advice from experts who have been involved in training and or financial support of academic and or professional development of women and girls in sciences. We believe, not only the women and girls in STEM will benefit from this publication, but also, community in academia, research, policy and development arenas. Keywords: Leadership, Family, Mentors, Role models, Knowledge, Belief, Environment, Academia, Profession, Faith, Women in Science