February 12, 2026. Aludium yesterday joined in the celebrations marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by producing a video which aims to inspire girls and teenagers to take an interest in and study STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). The date, which this year focuses on closing the gender gap through the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social sciences as the cornerstones of sustainable development, was established by the United Nations in 2015, and is held on February 11 each year.
The day’s events serve a key role in promoting gender equality and scientific and technological careers among girls and young women. “At Aludium we showcase the work of women dedicated to STEAM areas, and share female role models in engineering and other fields with girls and teenagers,” explains Joaquim Vaz, VP for Human Resources and EHS at Aludium. “To eradicate the gender gap and achieve female empowerment in scientific and technical degree courses, we need to raise awareness and motivate the future to be found in classrooms today. That is why at Aludium we strive to promote female role models in the sector, working together with our stakeholders through communication campaigns as well as talks and visits held at colleges and high schools to explain our industrial operations, placing the focus on girls,” Vaz adds.
Yesterday, to mark this international day we presented the video for girls and teenagers to students in the fourth year of Primary education at the CEIP San Blas school in Alicante. After watching the film, they discussed how aluminium is transformed at Aludium, as well as women in STEAM subjects. The teaching session was developed by our colleagues Irene Cebrián (Biomedical Engineer and EHS) and Eva Hernández (Business Science and Logistics), who prepared a game of scientific logic (escape room) discussing in each of the challenges the importance of aluminium in the world of science, its infinite recyclability, and how the biomedical engineering profession serves to improve this industrial process to prevent occupational risks.
At Aludium we strive to promote STEAM careers among girls and teenagers with the aim of breaking down stereotypes and narrowing the gender gap in these areas. Because as the video points out, what you see and play with today, tomorrow becomes your dream and work. We continue to inspire new generations for a more equal future. For a more STEAM future.
The STEAM gap in figures
- According to the report by the ESADE Business School “Women in STEM: From basic education to professional career“, presented in 2024, only one in every four STEAM jobs is held by a woman.
- The conclusions of the Female Engineers in Spanish Industry Monitor, presented last December, reveal that the gender gap remains a major challenge. In Spain, “there are some 750,000 people working in the engineering profession, of whom only around 20% are women, with variations depending on the field: lower presence in Telecommunications (12%), Information Technology (16%) and Industrial (19%), and greater in Agricultural (33%) and Civil Engineering (24%). These levels are comparable to the percentages of women in engineering in such European countries as France (22%), Italy (18%) and Germany (17%). The study also reveals, among other figures, that only 8% of senior management roles are held by women, and that just 19% of the engineering employment rate (98%) corresponds to female professionals.
- According to UN data, worldwide “young women are more likely than young men to go on to higher education: 46% enroll during the five years after completing their secondary education, compared with 40% of men. However, women represent only 35% of science graduates”. And in such cutting-edge fields as artificial intelligence, “only one in five professionals (22%) is a woman”.