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
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 […]
Girl on a Mission
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
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‘Mythbusters’ Meets ‘Macgyver’ In The Science Channel’s New Series Feat. Badass Women In STEM
Oh snap! The Science Channel just raised the bar for the entire television medium in terms of the way women in STEM are represented on screen. When you think of […]
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For The First Time In History NASA’s Astronaut Class Is 50% Female & They’re Training To Go To Mars
It was 38 years ago that NASA hired its first female astronauts. In 1978, six female candidates included Sally Ride, America’s first woman to enter space. Fast forward nearly 40 […]
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Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, A Woman Of Color In The Science World, Is Breaking New Ground In Cancer Research
If you watch President Obama’s last State of the Union speech recently, you may recall him talking about the importance of cancer research. He tasked Vice President Joe Biden as […]