Women in Science

 

Statistics show that women are under-represented in science compared to their numbers in the overall working population. A number of organizations have been set up to combat the stereotyping and disadvantages that may discourage girls from going into careers in STEM.

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, through direct service and advocacy.

Science Club for Girls provides girls-specific programming by connecting girls in K-12 grades, especially those from underrepresented groups, with female mentor-scientists through free science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs in a fun, nurturing, interactive environment.

The Association for Women in Science creates solutions that advance women in STEM.

The National Women’s History Museum

AnitaB.org has a full roster of programs help women grow, learn, and develop their highest potential.

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Girl Up is a global leadership development initiative, positioning girls to be leaders in the movement for gender equality.

Science Sam is a PhD candidate who is passionate about science and sharing it with the world.

Girls Who Code was founded with a single mission: to close the gender gap in technology.

The American Association of University Women promotes equity and education for women and girls.

For Women in Science to support and recognize accomplished women researchers, to encourage more young women to enter the profession and to assist them once their careers are in progress.

NASA Women of STEM serve as role models to young women in their pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

TechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East.

Diversity in STEAM Magazine

International Women's Day

AWARE - Association of Women for Action and Research (Singapore)

Lean In Singapore

IEEE Women in Engineering

Women's Forum - For the Economy and Society

UN Women

UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Made with Code - Inspiring teen girls to code

Science Cheerleaders

Women and Drones

Science Moms

For women in the UK, The WISE Campaign (Women Into Science and Engineering) encourages women and girls to value and pursue science, technology, engineering and maths-related courses in school or college and move on into related careers and progress. Advance HE’s Athena SWAN Charter is commited to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research. The Sci Sisters network connects women scientists in Scotland.

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Women in Science Articles and Web Sites

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• How a woman in science is using her background to inspire girls to get into STEM from NPR

• The underrated phenomenon that is women in STEM from The Medium

• Astrobiologist Amy Williams shows young women in STEM that the sky is the limit from University of Florida

• The two women behind a world-changing scientific discovery from Aeon Videos

• USC geneticist Marlena Fejzo named one of Time magazine’s 2024 ‘Women of the Year’ from University of Southern California

• 11 trailblazers on International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024 from New Atlas

• Women and girls in STEM: ‘Different perspectives are always good’ from University of Saskachewan

• Women in STEM: The stories of five women scientists from Clemson University

• New study explores gender gaps in career paths from Phys.org

• Where are all the ‘godmothers’ of AI? Women’s voices are not being heard from The Guardian

• The cutting-edge work of Native American aerospace engineer Mary Golda Ross from PBS

• Inspiring the next generation of women in STEM from Varsity

• A celebration of women scientists -- and why we need more of them from TED Talks

• Women In STEM: Why So Few? from Flip Science

• Melinda Gates wants more women in the AI race from CNN Business

• Women in science gather important data in the Mojave Desert from Bureau of Land Management

• The Women Who Logged 18 Months in the Arctic from Sierra

• The British physicist making women scientists visible online from Phys.org

• For Eva Nangalo, saving mothers and babies is a calling from GatesNotes

• The women who left their jobs to code from BBC News

• Unconscious biases continue to hold back women in medicine, but research shows how to fight them and get closer to true equity and inclusion from The Conversation

• Women’s History Month: Science is for Everyone from U.S. Department of Commerce

• These are the world's top universities led by women from World Economic Forum

• The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out from The Conversation

• International Day of Women and Girls in STEM from a Latin American perspective from PLOS

• Women Leaders in STEM Explore the U.S. through the IVLP from Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

• Clearing a Path - Women show the impact of mentorship across a variety of fields. from UC Davis

• Women’s participation is crucial to fight climate change from The University of Melbourne

• STEM Women Global Network from Australian Academy of Science

• She noticed many women in STEM were overlooked. So she's written more than 1,700 Wikipedia pages about diverse pioneers. from CBS News

• These 6 Women in STEM Are On a Mission to Change the World from Johnson and Johnson

• A growing number of women are entering the manufacturing industry from NPR

• Celebration of women in science and tech ending from BBC News

• The Female Future has arrived from The University of Sydney

• Women face 5 biases in STEM. Here’s how to bridge the gender gap. from Big Think

• Tim Cook: 'No good excuse' for lack of women in tech from BBC News

• Why girls lucky enough to have female teachers lead richer, longer lives from The Guardian

• ‘The Sky is for Everyone’: Yale women astronomers share their stories from Yale News

• The Many Versions of a Female Scientist from UC Santa Barbara

• Women in science: 15-year-old's quest to change the world from ABC Australia

• Celebrating Women and Girls in Science CERN video

• International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Tips for getting into science video

• Women in Science ETH Zurich video

• Women and Girls in Science: Changing what a scientist looks like Cambridge University video

• Mother Earth: A Spotlight on Women in Energy from Energy.gov

• Photo Essay: Women in STEM from The Michigan Daily

• Meet 5 women documenting the effects of climate change around the world from NPR

• Inspiring girls to believe in themselves from Gates Notes

• Women’s History Month: Celebrating women in science from The Boar

• The Women Who Inspire Us from UC San Diego

• Women in science should be the norm, not the exception from Al Jazeera

• Women’s History Month: 5 groundbreaking researchers who mapped the ocean floor, tested atomic theories, vanquished malaria and more from The Conversation

• Women Making History Series Kicks Off with Isabel Escobar on ‘Behind the Blue’ from the University of Kentucky

• United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science

• How These Four Women Have Made Their Mark in STEM from Bazaar

• World Economic Forum posted Why women’s participation is essential to achieve global climate targets

• Invented: Women Engineers at Columbia video

• How I’m training to become Australia’s first woman astronaut from TNW

• Using science to leave a positive change in the world for the women to come from Yiba

• ZDNet posted Bridging the gender divide: Guide to overcoming broadband access to be a woman leader in STEM

• 5 ways to get more women working in AI from World Economic Forum

• University of Miami posted Computer scientist is a pioneer for women in technology

• Lost Women of Science promotes the remarkable stories of the forgotten women of science

• Meet Enrica Soria, Engineer and PhD student at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL video

• The Conversation posted We must include more women in physics — it would help the whole of humanity

• Hamburg News posted Female AI - four questions for women in AI

• AAMC posted Career moves: Ways to bridge the gender gap in medical science

• Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote from The Conversation

• The gender gap in science and technology, in numbers from World Economic Forum

• Self-Driven Women: The Power of Mentorship Waymo video

• Wally Funk will fly to space on New Shepard’s first human flight Blue Origin video

• LBNL posted Women of Quantum Computing Go Tiny in Big Ways

• Dyson engineering heroes. International Women in Engineering Day 2021 video

• Panel Discussion: Ethics and Bias in Artificial Intelligence Women Who Code video

• Wanted: British women from all backgrounds who want to go to space from The Guardian

• Of course it's for girls! ETH Zurich video

• The truth about women in STEM from The Daily Campus

• Isatou Ceesay and the Women Turning Waste to Wealth from Climate Change Heroes

• To Mars and back: Meet the women helping NASA Langley break barriers in science from WTKR

• The Brown Daily Herald posted Female professors in STEM reflect on experiences in their fields

• E.Z. Science: Women in Astronomy NASA video

• Daniela Fernandez is helping her generation protect the ocean from Yale Climate Connections

• 20 women who blazed a trail in STEM this year from Women's Agenda

• Women in Robotics Update: Robin Murphy, Ayanna Howard from Robohub

• Deborah Jin engineered new quantum states of matter — twice from Massive Science

• How Women Are Using Internet of Things For Breakthrough Tech Solutions article on shethepeople

• Mashable lists 11 inspiring children’s books to teach kids about gender equality

• Million Girls Moonshot has a mission to break down barriers that have kept girls and youth of color out of STEM.

• Innovation and Tech Today lists 5 Inspiring Career Women In Technology

• Empowering Women In STEM At Stanford - diversityinsteam.com

• The TV host inspiring a new generation of women in STEM - smh.com.au

• The tech field failed a 25-year challenge to achieve gender equality by 2020 - theconversation.com

• AP Physics 1 Review with Physics Girl - Youtube

• MIT research assistant discusses her journey - Youtube

• There’s never been a better time to hire women in tech - sifted.eu

• Resources for women in STEM (Australia) - stemwomen.org.au

• Picture a Scientist brings the struggles of women in science to screen - eurekalert.org

• What will it take to close the gender gap in physics? - colorado.edu

• The Future of AI is Female - cmu.edu

• Inspiring Women in Technology - frontiersin.org

• Valiant Women of ORNL - Youtube

• 6 Things That Can Help Propel Girls in STEM - ieee.org

• How an idea to introduce STEM to her daughter led this ad professional to start The Pretty Geeky - yourstory.com

• Fly Like A Girl: Inspirational documentary urges girls to soar - runwaygirlnetwork.com

• Closing the digital gender divide - studyinternational.com

• Sex and gender in science: Why they matter - phys.org

• Getting young girls interested in STEM at school isn’t rocket science. Guest Opinion - tri-cityherald.com

• Stemming from a young age: Girls need role models in STEM fields - badgerherald.com

• 5 ways to close the gender gap for women in STEM - nbcnews.com

• How to Design Events to Inspire Girls About STEM Careers - pcmag.com

• Women in science: Smashing glass ceilings and glass walls - BBC

• Debunking Three Myths About Women in Tech - Entrepreneur

• A Woman's Place is in Space: Meet Eight Asian American Women Reaching for the Stars - KCET

• 5 Women Who Changed the History of Technology - Techopedia

• We cheer on women in the sciences, but recruiting and retaining them is still a different story - CNN

• U.S. Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize, 'Math's Nobel' - NPR

• Women in tech: Success still hangs on relationships and privilege - Engadget

• International Women's Day

• Women of We - Youtube

• Closing the gender gap in the tech industry - CBS 60 Minutes

• Women in health, science and innovation are collaborating globally - The Conversation

• Nasa/JPL's Moogega Stricker on the Mars 2020 mission and girls in stem - SyFy

• Cultivating social capital: A practical guide for women in STEM - SWE

• '1 Million Women' initiative aims for small changes that add up - Yale Climate Connections

• Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist - BBC

• Empowering Women – Sharing Stories of Women in Science - The Update

• How Technology Is Helping Close the Gender Gap and Empower Women - Singularity Hub

• GeoGirls Rock! USGS women encourage and support the next generation of scientists - USGS

• Challenges And Successes Of Women In STEM: A Student Perspective (Audio) - KSMU Radio

• How we can turn the tide for women in science - Phys.org

• How we can turn the tide for women in science - The Conversation

• First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years - BBC

• ‘Walking into a headwind’ – what it feels like for women building science careers - The Conversation

• Melinda Gates wants tech philanthropy to focus more on gender gap - CNET

• This is what it’s like to be a woman changing the future of the car industry - Marie Claire

• Women In STEM Did A Study On How To Eliminate Gender Bias and Their Ideas Are Genius - Bustle

• Seven steps to success and what’s holding women back - UNSW Sydney

• The future of being a woman in technology - Information Age

• Don’t blame women for leaving fields like engineering. Blame bad attitudes - The Conversation

• How Technology Is Helping Close the Gender Gap and Empower Women - Singularity Hub

• This Physicist Wants Female Scientists To Get Noticed. So She Wrote 270 Wikipedia Profiles - HuffPost

• How to solve the diversity problem in physics - Silicon Republic

• Meet Glamour's 2018 College Women of the Year - Glamour

• Yes, Being a Woman in Science Is Hard. That’s Why We’re Trying to Change It. - Slate

• 5 Inspirational Women in Science You Should Know - Her Campus

• Scientists create stretchable battery made entirely out of fabric - Binghamton University - 12/17

• Women must act now, or male-designed robots will take over our lives - The Guardian

• The Bright Future Of Women In STEM - Gizmodo

• A personal journey sheds light on why there are so few black women in science - The Conversation

• Parents in STEM fields boost girls' participation in science degrees - Phys.org

• Why does America still have so few female doctors? - The Guardian

• Study Examines Hiring, Retention of Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Faculty - NC State University

• Seven trailblazing women in science - BBC

• Confronting a stubborn system: The STEM pipeline for women engineers - Daily Trojan

• How I Defied Expectations to Become a Female Scientist - Sixth Tone

• Wonder Women in Science - Dr Rosemary Tan - Youtube

• Mae Jemison, first woman of color in space, talks STEM gaps and science fiction - Seattle Times

• 4,000 years of women in science - biographies - 4KWS