On June 13, 2022, The Prime Minister of Aruba, Evelyn Wever-Croes, held a press conference at the site of FUTURA to announce another initiative of SuperNova for girls about STEM.
SuperNova contributes to and stimulates gender equality as indicated in SDG 5, which guarantees that no one is left behind. The Prime Minister emphasized the importance and priority, as female Prime Minister, wherever possible, to create more opportunities and possibilities for women and girls.
The pandemic hurt the world, but women and children were mostly affected. The Prime Minister emphasized that support for this group is essential to make up for the loss of the advancements made in the past.
The Prime Minister stated that the jobs in the STEM sector (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) are increasing globally in comparison to other sectors. Thus is very important to motivate and prepare our girls to explore STEM.
“Not all girls will pursue a career in the STEM sector. But we can start a unique spark of interest and introduce them to this sector and show them that STEM is an attractive sector with many possibilities for girls.
Historically, this sector has been mainly dominated by men. But slowly, we are noticing a change, although not in balance yet. That is why the Government supports this SuperNova and hopes to see many girls participating. The fourth SuperNova event takes place on June 18, 2022, for girls between 6 and 9 years old. This year’s subject: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
