Women's participation in scientific research reached 53% in 2025 in Venezuela

Meeting of Women and Girls in Science
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Published at: 11/02/2026 01:00 PM

The president in charge of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, praised this Wednesday the wide participation of women in scientific research activities in the country, which reached 53% in 2025.

During a telephone contact with the participants of the Meeting of Women and Girls in Science, which is being held in Caracas, Rodríguez highlighted that this figure is 20 points higher than the global average of 33%.

And well, see the books that have been recanted. We can say that in the year 2025 the participation of our women in scientific research activities in Venezuela reached 53%. 23 points above the world average of 33%, I correct 20 points.

“It really fills me with deep satisfaction. Science, technology evidence development, but also human development (...) is a development for life. It cannot be scientific and technological development brought to order neither violence nor death,” he said.

In this regard, she emphasized that in Venezuela science and technology are aimed “for peaceful development, science and technology for life, for our health, for our scientific-technological independence (...) I am very pleased to know that women scientists in Venezuela are taking that good path for national development,” she stressed.

Mazo News Team

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