Jun 25- 2025
Ambassador Appiah-Sam Participates in Conference on Women’s Participation in STEM at Carlos III University
Madrid, Spain – March 2025
Her Excellency Regina Appiah-Sam, Ghana’s Ambassador to Spain, participated in a high-level conference hosted by Carlos III University in Madrid, focused on evaluating and enhancing women’s participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
The conference brought together academics, policymakers, diplomats, and development professionals to assess the gender gap in engineering and STEM education across three countries: Ghana, Colombia, and Spain. The goal of the forum was to identify the structural barriers facing women in STEM fields and to share best practices and strategies for improving access and inclusion.
Two Ghanaians from the Kumasi Technical University, participated in this conference.
The conference formed part of broader efforts to create more opportunities for women and girls in science and engineering globally.