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Meet The Chocolate Scientist Who Literally Has The Sweetest Job In The World!

Meet The Chocolate Scientist Who Literally Has The Sweetest Job In The World!

If you had to pick the coolest job title in the world, it would Chocolate Scientist. Hands Down. The title itself almost sounds like a fantasy job, straight of the […]

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“Representation Matters” – AI Expert & Global Award-Winning Tech CEO Shares Women In Stem Book List

“Representation Matters” – AI Expert & Global Award-Winning Tech CEO Shares Women In Stem Book List

By Lois Melbourne Representation Matters While volunteering with the North Texas Girl Scouts I hear leaders repeating a saying to community leaders. “You’ve got to see it to be it.” […]

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New Data Shows Less Than 11% Of People Who Have Visited Space Are Women

New Data Shows Less Than 11% Of People Who Have Visited Space Are Women

It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in various sectors from politics and banking to engineering and computing, but what about when it comes to space exploration? In 1963 Valentina […]

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Why Women In Tech Can Make All The Difference

Why Women In Tech Can Make All The Difference

By Jori Hamilton If you’re a woman in tech or thinking about taking a job in the tech industry, the numbers are intimidating: women hold only 20% of tech jobs. […]

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Diverse STEM Teams ‘Do’ Better Science — Yet Only 30% of Scientists Are Women, Study Finds

Diverse STEM Teams ‘Do’ Better Science — Yet Only 30% of Scientists Are Women, Study Finds

By AnnaMarie Houlis for Fairygodboss It’s no surprise that, regardless of the industry, diversity is good for business. Despite that common knowledge, however, women only make up 30 percent of […]

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How An Immigrant With A Passion For Science Overcame A Sight Disorder To Win The LemelsonMIT Student Prize

How An Immigrant With A Passion For Science Overcame A Sight Disorder To Win The LemelsonMIT Student Prize

By Kayla X. Nguyen I believe in order for young girls and women to learn about the power of facing failure with resilience, people must use their success as a […]

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Why Black Women Are Leaving The Engineering Industry At An Alarming Rate

Why Black Women Are Leaving The Engineering Industry At An Alarming Rate

By Annamarie Houlis for Fairygodboss It’s no secret that the engineering industry is predominantly run by white men—the need to diversify the field has long been emphasized, especially as women of color […]

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She Grew Up In Rural Pakistan, Now This Silicon Valley CEO Works To Break Cycles Of Poverty

She Grew Up In Rural Pakistan, Now This Silicon Valley CEO Works To Break Cycles Of Poverty

We’re always on the lookout for women who are doing badass, inspirational things in the world and love to share their stories with our audience. But seriously, we can’t believe […]

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CEO Of Rideshare App Kango Writes Timely Op-Ed About The Need For More Women In Tech

CEO Of Rideshare App Kango Writes Timely Op-Ed About The Need For More Women In Tech

By Sara Schaer In light of recent revelations in both Hollywood and Silicon Valley, it’s important for women to keep sight of their aspirations and dreams, to help each other […]

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Entrepreneur & Startup Investor Maia Bittner On A Mission To Fix Broken STEM Hiring Culture

Entrepreneur & Startup Investor Maia Bittner On A Mission To Fix Broken STEM Hiring Culture

Whether it is a leaked internal memo from an ex-Google employee claiming women’s biological differences are the reason for gender disparity, or endless viral stories about women being sexually harassed […]

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Women Who Code CEO Alaina Percival On The Importance Of Increasing Women In STEM

Women Who Code CEO Alaina Percival On The Importance Of Increasing Women In STEM

It’s no secret that women are vastly underrepresented in the majority of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields. In the United States alone, women make up a mere 25% of […]

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Engineer Writes ‘Stem Gems’ Book Profiling 44 Successful Women In STEM To Inspire Young Girls

Engineer Writes ‘Stem Gems’ Book Profiling 44 Successful Women In STEM To Inspire Young Girls

We live in a world where it is hard to escape stories about celebrities, negative gossip, trash, and superficial issues. The younger generation are growing up only knowing a world […]

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Meet Astronaut Kate Rubins – Ground-Breaking Virus Hunter Testing DNA Sequencing In Space

Meet Astronaut Kate Rubins – Ground-Breaking Virus Hunter Testing DNA Sequencing In Space

This is what an astronaut looks like. More accurately, this is what the very first virus hunter astronaut in space looks like! Meet American astronaut Kate Rubins, who is part […]

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This All-Female Coding School In Afghanistan Is Inspiring The Younger Gen. Of STEM Girls

This All-Female Coding School In Afghanistan Is Inspiring The Younger Gen. Of STEM Girls

There is a movement happening around the world to engage especially young women and girls in STEM industries. Given that our society is only going to continue to innovate, it […]

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Mechanical Engineer Suzanne Singer On The Need For More Native American Women In STEM

Mechanical Engineer Suzanne Singer On The Need For More Native American Women In STEM

Suzanne Singer is doing important work in the STEM world. She received her PhD. in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley and works as a staff engineer at Native Renewables. In […]