Alice Ball: A Stolen Breakthrough
by The problem of gender inequality in scientific fields was a problem that originally stemmed from Aristotle’s legacy. Aristotle defined the male as …
Category: 05. 9/26 Gender and Science
The Fickle Boons of Industrial Booms
by Industrialization has driven society’s expansion, powering mass production and refinement of products to support expanding populations while creating affordable goods and services for those who …
Science, A Field Of Great Accomplishments But Little Credit (Katz Malcolm 2020)
by The Nobel Peace Price given out in 1962 for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Francis Crick, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins for their work …
The Brilliant Physicist Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski
by We know that women in science are largely underrepresented and underappreciated. Yet, their contributions to science, technology, and society are undeniable. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is …
Fighting an Uphill Battle to Achieve History
by Although there has been a movement of expansion of opportunities for women in science over the last few centuries, the majority of fields of science …
Why Science Exacerbates Gender Roles
by One need not look far, whether online or in books, to come to the conclusion that male contributions to the sciences have historically been valued …
Kate Sessions (1857-1940)
by Kate Sessions was a prominent figure in environmental science in California. She was born in San Francisco in 1857, and her impact was most seen …
Dr. Eugene Clark
by During the summer of 2019, I was able to work at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota Florida for an REU program on Marine Immunology. Mote’s …
Women and Science (Marie Curie, and other female scientists)
by It is no secret that throughout much of human history, women were seen as inferior to men in most, if not all ways outside of …
Hedy Lamarr : “The most beautiful woman in the world” or the most beautiful mind?
by “My face is a mask I cannot remove: I must always live with it. I curse it” – Hedy Lamarr Hollywood actress and inventor …