Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Quotes

• ““We need more mentors and role models where access to education matters.””
• “"I think we need to break that vicious cycle where negative stereotypes abound and deter girls’ engagement in science." Dr. Ameenah F. In Q&A: Break vicious cycle that deters girls in science”
• ““Eliminating gender inequality and empowering women could raise the productive potential of one billion Africans, delivering a huge boost to the continent’s development potential”.”
• “"Africa make a sizeable contribution to the continent’s economy. They are more economically active as farmers and entrepreneurs than women in any other region of the world. It is the women who grow most of Africa’s food, and who own one-third of all businesses””
• ““increasing the gender parity and addressing the attainment of the SDGs in a holistic and comprehensive manner has the potential of positively shaping synchronous outcomes such as improving instant and child mortality rates, increase labour force participation rates and earnings or fostering further educational investment in children” Dr.Gurib-Fakim in her first address to the International Labour Conference.”
• “" If you're a scientist, you tend to really look at the perfection of the human body, the way it functions. If you look at nature as a whole. I'm still amazed at the perfection with which the entire ecosystem functions together."”

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