Welcome! This is the official chapter for STEM Women Portugal

Our Chapter is part of the Global STEM Women movement, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

SWAR 2024 Portugal

The STEM Women Congress Annual Report is a yearly study that gathers the activity data of the initiatives and programs that work the STEM in a gender tone.

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    TEAM

    The STEM Women Congress Portugal team brings a wealth of knowledge, creativity, and enthusiasm to our mission. We are deeply invested in providing a platform for women in STEM to connect, collaborate, and thrive, and we work tirelessly to curate engaging events, foster meaningful partnerships, and advocate for policies that support gender diversity and inclusion.

    CONTACT US

      Liliana Domingues

      President STEM WOMEN CONGRESS Portugal

      Diogo Almeida

      General Manager STEM WOMEN CONGRESS Portugal

      SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

      Technical Advisory Board of STEM Women

      The Technical Advisory Board provides advice and assistance on strategic issues for the development of the STEM Women Congress in Portugal.

      Prof. Ana Costa Freitas

      President of the Board of AMONET – Portuguese Association of Women Scientists

      Prof. Claúdia Cavadas

      Associate Professor at the University of Coimbra, Faculty of Pharmacy

      Prof. Lucia Martinelli

      President of EPWS – European Platform of Women Scientists

      Dra. Margarida Damião Ferreira

      Executive Board Member and General Counsel at Zagope – Engineering & Construction

      Eng. Rita Moura

      Vice-president of the Order of Engineers – southern region. Director of Innovation at Teixeira Duarte

      Prof. Dr. Rosa Monteiro

      Professor at the University of Coimbra. Former Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality in the Portuguese Republic

      Prof.ª Dra. Sara Falcão Casaca

      Full Professor at ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics & Management

      Dra. Silvia Bechmann

      CEO & Managing Director at Mercedes-Benz.io

      AMBASSADORS PORTUGAL

      A network that aims to identify information initiatives and programs

      The STEM Women Ambassadors Network serves as a non-elected body representing the Association in various regions across the country.
      These ambassadors play a crucial role in identifying new initiatives and programs that promote equal opportunities in STEM fields.

      TO BE AN AMBASSADOR

        Mariana Della Dea Tavernari

        Portugal
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        STEM WOMEN DIRECTORY

        A tool to have visibility and offer profiles to become speakers as STEM women role models

        We have build a community of more than 4.000 STEM women around the world. Having a public directory of STEM women is important because it helps combat gender disparities in STEM fields, provides visibility and support for women, encourages diversity and inclusion, and promotes collaboration and innovation in these critical areas of knowledge and industry.

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          INITIATIVES

          What is being done to motivate female talent in the STEM field in Portugal?

          The initiatives and programms, private or public, are our main allies to develop the actions who has to fight the underrepresentation of women in STEM. For that reason we want to give them visibility to help them to find new sinergies.

          NEXT EVENTS

          FEB
          11
          Press Conference SWC Portugal
          February 11th, 2025
          Lisbon
          /
          Portugal
          OCT
          08
          STEM Women Congress Lisboa 2025
          Auditorium Ciência Viva - Agência Nacional Para a Cultura Científica e Tecnológica
          October 8th, 2025
          Lisbon
          /
          Portugal

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