Report on the L'Oréal-UNESCO Prize ‘For Women in Science’

This year, three outstanding young female researchers were awarded in the framework of the 19th L'Oral-UNESCO Slovenian National Programme 'For Women in Science': Tajda Klobuar, Sara Orehek, and Manca Peskar.The programme, which has been running in Slovenia since 2006 in cooperation between L'Oral Adria, the Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO, and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, aims to identify and support young women scientists in the early stages of their research careers.Each year, an expert committee selects three outstanding female researchers to receive a 5,000 scholarship to further their scientific work.The programme aims to recognize the outstanding contributions of women in science, promote gender equality in research, and give young women scientists