Science moves forward when more people can participate in it — and access to scientific careers still depends heavily on geography, funding, and representation.
Some numbers help frame why this day matters:
- Women represent around one third of researchers globally (UNESCO)
- Women remain underrepresented in many STEM fields, especially in senior roles and technical leadership
- Closing these gaps has measurable impact on innovation, product quality, and research diversity
In diagnostics and life science manufacturing, representation is not symbolic. It shapes how teams solve problems, how quality systems evolve, how products are designed for real-world use.
At Astra Biotech, we are proud of the women contributing across R&D, QA, production, and diagnostics development — and we support an environment where scientific expertise is valued, visible, and grows into leadership.
