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BACKGROUND OF THE WORKSHOP Engagement between the National Academies and KFAS began in 2011 when KFAS supported the first Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine symposium in Kuwait, which included U.S. participation.
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The meeting convened more than 100 young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from the Arab region and the United States to discuss new research advances in big data, air quality, water, the microbiome, and new buildings. KFAS host leaders expressed interest in the National Academies' model and the extent to which Kuwaiti scientists and engineers could become more directly involved in helping investigate and influence key science-based policy issues in their country.
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Adnan Shihab-Eldin, director general, KFAS, acknowledged that the gender gap reflected worldwide occurs in Kuwait, but noted the country's long history of advocating for women in education. Nawaf Al-Enezi, repre senting Ambassador Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, pointed to several memoranda of understanding between the United States and Kuwait related to education and science.
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Almudhaf briefly described the scope and missions of KISR, the D asman Diabetes Institute, the Space Generation Advisory Council, and the Kuwait student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Females are well represented in each of these organizations, for example, FIGURE 1-1 Gender distribution of admissions to STEM colleges at Kuwait University, 2019–2020.
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It has helped support a Visiting Chair in Women and Societal Development Studies at the American University of Beirut and sponsors the Kuwait Prize, which has been awarded to several women. KFAS has convened conferences and events to bring together women leaders in science in the Arab world, Almudhaf noted, but "this is the first time the focus is on evidence-based practices, on systems, models, and strategies to empower women in the field." She closed with an acknowledgment of the pioneering work of Faiza Al-Kharafi, former president of KU, recipient of the Kuwait Prize in Applied Sciences and the L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, and a chemist whose work has helped minimize the environmental impact of the country's oil industry.
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and course-taking patterns in high school. The work indicates that women and girls feel a lower sense of belonging in computer science, engineering, and physics in the United States; in contrast, successful programs have created cultures that signal to women and girls that they do belong in these fields.
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