Uganda: Why Are Girls Still Few in Science-Related Courses?

"By the time I sat my Senior Four examinations in 2008, science subjects had already been made compulsory at O-Level. But I remember that by the time I completed, I did not know the periodic table, neither was I able to balance most chemical equations. In a Physics practical, I could barely connect a light bulb to give off light," Janat Mugoya, an author, recalls.

This, according to her, was not because she was slow or in a 'bad' school, but because her mind just could not grasp the concepts despite her efforts. "Every time I sat in a Sciences class, I would wonder how some students understood those subjects so well! I was even surprised I managed to score a First Grade at O-Level.

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