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Rabat – Moroccan women’s enrollment to engineering schools has received full attention from French media, which acknowledged that France’s schools “ struggle” to attract “ young girls” in the engineering sector.
Le Figaro put a spotlight on Moroccan women’s representation in the engineering sector, reporting on the young Moroccan women who are fighting to make a name for themselves in the field.
The news outlet highlighted the stories of several students, including Kenza Mouloudi, who studies engineering in Casablanca.
“In Moroccan society, a woman engineer is respected. My expertise will be recognized,” the student said.
According to data compiled by UNESCO, 42% of students in Morocco’s engineering schools are female..
The number is “spectacular” compared to France, the report said, highlighting that in the European country, girls represent on average as little as 28% of engineering students.
“Whereas in France, CentraleSupelec only welcomes 19% of girls, the Central School of Casablanca has 36%,” the news outlet said, noting that Morocco is home to renowned engineering schools.
“Morocco wants to be the ‘hub’ of higher education in Africa,” LeFigaro said. The news outlet also highlighted parents’ support, stressing that families in Morocco – particularly mothers– encourage their daughters to finish their studies and become independent.
In 2021, UNESCO released a study stressing Morocco’s key position in terms of female engineering graduation rates.
According to the data women make up over 42% of total engineering graduates in the country.
Dating back to 2021, the study shows that the rate of women graduates in Morocco is far higher than in some developed countries such as Canada (19.7%), the US (20.4%), Germany (21.1%), the UK (23.5%), Norway (23.9%), and France (26.1%).
Compared to engineering, however, the study shows that women do not have a strong representation in the research sector, as only 33.8% of researchers in the country are female.
