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Science and technology development in Africa needs women

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The involvement of girls and women in the development of science and technology is vital to achieving sustainable development goals in Africa. Identifying the barriers preventing their participation and mapping strategies to overcome these barriers could proffer the way forward, explains Francisca N. Okeke

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  1. Institute of Climate Change Studies, Energy and Environment, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

    Francisca N. Okeke

  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

    Francisca N. Okeke

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Okeke, F.N. Science and technology development in Africa needs women. Nat Hum Behav 4, 1218 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-00960-2

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