{"id":5566,"date":"2025-02-12T12:27:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/?p=5566"},"modified":"2025-02-12T12:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:27:35","slug":"international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/2025\/02\/12\/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Women and Girls in Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year marks 10 years of celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science &#8211; a day dedicated to promoting and celebrating gender equality and women&#8217;s empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate this year by checking out one of these great girls in STEM books:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toppsta.com\/books\/details\/405463\/women-in-science-50-fearless-pioneers-who-changed-the-world\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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