The STEM education and employment sector seems to be led by men. Only 16% of women are enrolled in university studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to the study by Global Gender Gap Report 2016 of the World Economic Forum. However, there are many women who are leaders in the sector and are striving to ensure that, in the future, women will be able to STEM break the gender gap. These are just 10 of those women who inspire others to get into STEM education.
1. Jedidah Isler
She is the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in physics from Yale University. She studies Blazars, hyperactive supermassive black holes. She has received NSF, NASA and Ford Foundation Grants. Jedidah Isler fights for women to have their place in STEM and has created The Search Foundation in which she develops a series of talks with women focusing on STEM subjects.
2. Adriana Gascoigne
Adriana Gascoigne has a degree in Sociology and Economics and is the founder of the non-profit organisation Girls in Techof which she is also the CEO. This organisation helps to educate and empowering women's talent in the field of new technologies. Gascoigne's CV is splendid, with positions that include: VP of Marketing at SecondMarket; CMO of QwikCart, an online shopping startup, and advisor to technology companies.
3. Tracy Chou
Chou started at Pinterest when the app had only 15 employees. She studied computer science at Stanford University and has a degree in computer science. During her studies she did internships in large companies such as Facebook and Google. Before joining Pinterest, he worked at the question-and-answer social network Quora.
4. Amanda Stiles
Amanda Stiles makes it possible to travel to other planets. She works at SpaceX, one of the private labels that enables space travelAmanda Stiles is a Mission Operations Engineer and Software Developer. Amanda Stiles has also participated in the Google Lunar X Prize and in the NASA Ames Research Center.
5. Lisette Titre-Montgomery
Lisette Titre-Montgomery is art director and videogame developer. He focuses on modelling 3D characters and making their movements as real as those of human beings. He has participated in games such as: The Sims. Dante's Inferno or The Simpsons. Titre-Montgomery fights for diversity in the video games sector and the introduction of young people to STEM education.
6. Daphne Koller
Daphne Koller is revolutionising the traditional university education. She is the founder and creator of Courseraa platform that, in collaboration with major universities, offers free classes. Koller's successes are astounding: at just 27 years of age, he was already a member of the Stanford University faculty. Research in the area of STEM is his field and for this reason he has won numerous awards and grants to develop studies that have earned him great international recognition.
7. Mayim Bialik
Bialik is perhaps the most media-worthy on this list, due to her participation in the TV series The Big Bang Theoryin which she plays Amy. However, Bialik has a degree and a doctorate in neuroscience. She has conducted studies focusing on the Prader-Willi syndrome and her obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as research on the bond between mothers and their children.
8. Jennifer Doudna
Doudna has developed the CRISPR/Cas9 technique which provides laboratories with a revolutionary tool for editing and gaining in-depth knowledge of genes and biological systems. This is a major breakthrough, as it will enable research into the origins of many diseases. Doudna is biochemistry graduate D. in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology. After attending medical schools such as Harvard and Yale University, she is currently a professor in the departments of Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of California.
9. Reshma Saujani
Girls Who Code, the organisation that fights to prevent the gender gap in technology, is the brainchild of Reshma Saujani. She is a lawyer and activist and was the first Indian American woman to run for Congress. It was her campaign that got her started Girls Who CodeShe has been working to close the gender gap. As such, Saujani leads campuses and conferences, as well as writing several books for girls and women to find their place in the world. digital world and programming.
10. Linda Kekelis
Linda Kekelis through her organisation Techbridge is trying to inspire and introducing girls to STEM. However, Kekeilis not only works with them, but also with their relatives or teachers who also have an important role to play in ending the gender gap in this education. Linda Kekelis has a PhD in Special Education and studies in Linguistics.
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