Bridging civic space for young women in climate action!

Cambodian Women and Girls are making considerable strides in their involvement in higher education

but remain underrepresented in STEM disciplines. As there is only a small window to foster girls’ interest

and passion for STEAM fields. In the STEM disciplines in Cambodian tertiary institutions, there are only

14% women compared to 86% men. Empowering young vulnerable girls and young women to access

training in STEM is vital to helping them join a growing global movement. Of the more than 4,300,000

Cambodian youth aged 15 to 29, about 5% are currently enrolled in tertiary institutions. Of this small

group of privileged youth, only about 39% are young women due to gender disparities, and female

leadership role models. In Cambodia, although women make up a significant portion of the population,

their representation in political and leadership positions is low, while, only 36 percent of the role in

management teams in the public and private sectors by Khmer Time, 2022.

Therefore, Bridge the GAP Cambodia would like to introduce HERights: Bridging

Civic Space for Young Females in STEM to showcase women leaders/role models

in the STEM community in order to inspire other young women/girls through the

SiSTEM podcast, digital story exhibition, and public awareness forum.