Catherine Ngila, executive director of the African Foundation for Women and Youth in Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (AFoWYESTI), talks about her experience of academia and her hopes to promote diversity in STEM.
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J. Catherine Ngila was interviewed by Stephanie Greed.
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Ngila, J.C., Greed, S. Empowering women and young people in STEM. Nat Rev Chem (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-024-00611-4
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