Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], Dorothy McAuliffe, US State Department Special Representative for Global Partnerships, said she is excited to be here in Kochi and that this is the first WiSci that is being held in South Asia. She described it as very important and meaningful because girls can learn about the opportunities and applications of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education.
In an interview with ANI, Dorothy McAuliffe said that she is very excited about the opportunity to empower girls to think about STEM as a career opportunity. And thinking about their future and their leadership.
When asked about the WiSci South Asia Camp and the U.S. partnership with Girl Up in organizing the camp, McAuliffe said, “We are very excited to be here in Kochi, and this is our first WiSci in South Asia.So this is really important and meaningful for us, a very high priority partnership for us with the UN Girl Up Foundation. We have girls from all over South Asia, including India, and also from the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. "We have 100 girls who come here to learn about the opportunities and applications of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) education. So they are studying coding and they are studying artificial intelligence, data analytics and applying them to real world practices and we are teaching STEM as a career opportunity. Very excited about this opportunity to empower them to think and think about their future and their leadership. The leadership component and skills are part of the camp,” he said.
McAuliffe is on a two-day visit to India to meet participants and deliver the closing address at the WiSci (Women in Science) South Asia STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Design and Mathematics) camp.From June 1-9, this all-girls immersive camp will bring together approximately 100 secondary school girls from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the US and the Maldives to provide skill-building, mentorship and experiential learning opportunities in various STEAM fields . US State Department press release. Emphasizing that the camp will empower women, Dorothy McAuliffe said that the technology and STEAM fields are in demand. She said these are high-paying jobs and will help reduce the gender pay equity gap.
When asked how the camp will empower women, McAuliffe responded, "So, we see that there is a lot of demand for technology and STEAM sectors in the economy, there is a demand for more positions and more qualified people with these types of skills. And so those are higher paying jobs." And will also help reduce the gender pay equity gap.Speaking about the Climate and Entrepreneurship Coalition, he said, “Our Climate Entrepreneurship Coalition is a public-private partnership that operates out of our office in the State Department's Office of Global Partnerships. I am the Special Representative for the Office of Global Partnerships. And Our CCE, our Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship Centres, are innovation hubs around the world where we support the local ecosystem of entrepreneurs through accelerators, programs, training, access to capital, all kinds of skill building and we support women and bring girls to the program. Entrepreneurship is a really important driver of solutions to climate challenges.” “We are grateful for their diverse perspectives and Their perspective is needed and so how we bring women and girls into the solution is a very important part of driving climate entrepreneurship forward and driving opportunity.Women and girls around the world,” he said.
A senior US State Department official said that she is proud to be here on behalf of US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He called it important that governments and the private sector work together to solve these challenges and stressed that governments cannot do everything.
Asked what kind of difference they will be able to make in their communities, Dorothy McAuliffe said, "First of all, I want to say that I'm very honored to be here on behalf of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary Blinken. Proud and focused on public-private partnerships and the work that we do together with our partners who are here with us.""So, we not only have the Girl Up Foundation from the United Nations, but we have the TE Connectivity Foundation and we have Google and we have United Airlines and we have the Caterpillar Foundation who are our private sector partners. So, we know that it's very important for the public and private sector to come together to solve these challenges because we know that governments can't do it all and so we're thinking about how these girls here “They will be thinking about applying the skills they learn to themselves in these roles in the future,” he added.
According to a US State Department press release, following her events in Kochi, Dorothy McAuliffe will visit various cities in India to meet key stakeholders and discuss partnerships with the US State Department.
She will also meet with alumni from past Office of Global Partnerships initiatives, including winners of the 2022 P3 Impact Award and recipients of the Office of Global Partnerships' COVID-19 Private Sector Engagement and Partnership Fund.
In an interview with ANI, Dorothy McAuliffe said that she is very excited about the opportunity to empower girls to think about STEM as a career opportunity. And thinking about their future and their leadership.
When asked about the WiSci South Asia Camp and the U.S. partnership with Girl Up in organizing the camp, McAuliffe said, “We are very excited to be here in Kochi, and this is our first WiSci in South Asia.So this is really important and meaningful for us, a very high priority partnership for us with the UN Girl Up Foundation. We have girls from all over South Asia, including India, and also from the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. "We have 100 girls who come here to learn about the opportunities and applications of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) education. So they are studying coding and they are studying artificial intelligence, data analytics and applying them to real world practices and we are teaching STEM as a career opportunity. Very excited about this opportunity to empower them to think and think about their future and their leadership. The leadership component and skills are part of the camp,” he said.
McAuliffe is on a two-day visit to India to meet participants and deliver the closing address at the WiSci (Women in Science) South Asia STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Design and Mathematics) camp.From June 1-9, this all-girls immersive camp will bring together approximately 100 secondary school girls from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the US and the Maldives to provide skill-building, mentorship and experiential learning opportunities in various STEAM fields . US State Department press release. Emphasizing that the camp will empower women, Dorothy McAuliffe said that the technology and STEAM fields are in demand. She said these are high-paying jobs and will help reduce the gender pay equity gap.
When asked how the camp will empower women, McAuliffe responded, "So, we see that there is a lot of demand for technology and STEAM sectors in the economy, there is a demand for more positions and more qualified people with these types of skills. And so those are higher paying jobs." And will also help reduce the gender pay equity gap.Speaking about the Climate and Entrepreneurship Coalition, he said, “Our Climate Entrepreneurship Coalition is a public-private partnership that operates out of our office in the State Department's Office of Global Partnerships. I am the Special Representative for the Office of Global Partnerships. And Our CCE, our Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship Centres, are innovation hubs around the world where we support the local ecosystem of entrepreneurs through accelerators, programs, training, access to capital, all kinds of skill building and we support women and bring girls to the program. Entrepreneurship is a really important driver of solutions to climate challenges.” “We are grateful for their diverse perspectives and Their perspective is needed and so how we bring women and girls into the solution is a very important part of driving climate entrepreneurship forward and driving opportunity.Women and girls around the world,” he said.
A senior US State Department official said that she is proud to be here on behalf of US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He called it important that governments and the private sector work together to solve these challenges and stressed that governments cannot do everything.
Asked what kind of difference they will be able to make in their communities, Dorothy McAuliffe said, "First of all, I want to say that I'm very honored to be here on behalf of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary Blinken. Proud and focused on public-private partnerships and the work that we do together with our partners who are here with us.""So, we not only have the Girl Up Foundation from the United Nations, but we have the TE Connectivity Foundation and we have Google and we have United Airlines and we have the Caterpillar Foundation who are our private sector partners. So, we know that it's very important for the public and private sector to come together to solve these challenges because we know that governments can't do it all and so we're thinking about how these girls here “They will be thinking about applying the skills they learn to themselves in these roles in the future,” he added.
According to a US State Department press release, following her events in Kochi, Dorothy McAuliffe will visit various cities in India to meet key stakeholders and discuss partnerships with the US State Department.
She will also meet with alumni from past Office of Global Partnerships initiatives, including winners of the 2022 P3 Impact Award and recipients of the Office of Global Partnerships' COVID-19 Private Sector Engagement and Partnership Fund.
