"Even if you love pink, you can be good at sciences," said physicist and blogger Sunniva Johanne Rose when she addressed several hundreds of young girls who took part in "Girls and technology 2023" at Chateau Neuf in Oslo on 15 February.
is a national recruitment project aiming to get more girls to study science and technology.
The project is run by NHO in cooperation with, among others, NITO (The Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists), the Norwegian Centre for Science Recruitment, Abelia (the association of Norwegian knowledge and technology-based enterprises) and the tech trade association Nelfo.
The project is state-funded.
15 February was the big inspiration day, with events across the country for girls in upper secondary education, teachers, mentors and parents.