In Switzerland, Shekoofeh Toohami is often confronted with the stereotypical preconception that women in Iran are oppressed and excluded from professional sphere. But is this really true? It is this question that she will examine in her course, drawing on her experience in a gymnasium school for mathematics and science, where women were by no means in the minority and the level of education was high. She will also address which professions women in Iran actually work in and examine the phenomenon of women in work from a Swiss perspective, where she is the only woman on her course as a facility manager. Shekoofeh will also take us through insights into the differences between Iranian and European mathematical methods.

Shekoofeh Toohami comes from Iran. She has been keen on science and technical topics since childhood. She has lived in Switzerland since 2011 where she is doing an apprenticeship as a facilities manager, in which she has found the perfect opportunity to learn more about her interests and develop her knowledge further.

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