Agostina Mileo

Agostina Mileo
Born (1987-09-18) 18 September 1987 (age 37)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
EducationBSc Environmental sciences, MSc Science communication
Alma materNational University of Tres de Febrero, Pompeu Fabra University
Occupation(s)Writer, science communicator, environmentalist
AwardsLola Mora Award

Agostina Mileo (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18 September 1987) is an Argentine environmentalist, science communicator, and writer. Through her alter ego Scientist Barbie,[1] she analyzes how the gender gap in science affects the production of knowledge.[2] Mileo is the author of the popular science book "Let Science accompany you (to fight for your rights)".[3] She is part of the group Economía Feminista where she leads the MenstruAction[4] campaign that seeks, among other things, to make visible how menstruation is a factor of inequality for women.[5]

  1. ^ Castro, Matías. "Quién es la "Barbie científica", la argentina que es furor entre los millennials". www.infotechnology.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ Diaria, La (28 August 2018). "Agostina Mileo: "Si las mujeres no hacemos ciencia, es más fácil que la ciencia sea patriarcal"". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ periodista/leo-lagos (28 August 2018). "Por una mejor ciencia". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. ^ Página12 (24 August 2018). "Ninguna regla, todas las reglas". PAGINA12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Clarín.com (8 March 2018). "Por qué la menstruación es también un factor de desigualdad de género". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.