
Over the past decades, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science. Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science.
In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in 2015.
ARRAKIHS is joining the celebrations of the International Day of Girls and Women in Science with the aim of showing the contributions of women to science and in particular to the field of astronomy and astrophysics.
We have prepared an international contest to learn about women astronomers using the Quizizz platform. The Quizizz is available here and consists of ten questions related to brilliant women astronomers. Once you have solved the Quizizz, don’t forget to send us your session ID and nickname by email to arrakihs-mission@ifca.unican.es
Contest Rules:
- Participants: Everyone can participate, and as many times as they wish.
- Deadline: 14th February 2025 at 17 CEST.
- How to participate: Once you have solved the Quizizz please send us your session ID and nickname by email to arrakihs-mission@ifca.unican.es.
- The competition results will be published through the webpage and communication channels of ARRAKIHS the 18th February.
- Winner: The winner will be the person with the most correct answers. If there is a tie, a draw will be held to determine the winner.
- Prize: The winner will receive a special keepsake of ARRAKIHS and public recognition with the publication of the winner (submission name) on social media and the websites of the project.
- Personal data like address or email will not be published in any case and will only be used to contact the winner.
- Copyright: ARRAKIHS will have the right to use the submitted material for communication activities. Participation in this contest implies the acceptance of all these contest rules.