Underrepresentation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) continues to be a major issue even with government initiatives in recent years to boost women studying and being employed in these disciplines. Yet, women continue to be underrepresented in these areas, and discrimination and systemic barriers still exist today. ···
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Former NASA rocket scientist, founder, and CEO Aisha Bowe is manifested on a future flight of New Shepard. She is the first Black woman confirmed to travel on a commercial flight to space with Blue Origin, the private spaceflight company founded by Jeff Bezos. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system named after astronaut
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Chief finally has a clubhouse in San Francisco, but don’t call it a coworking space. The 8,600 square feet do include conference rooms, one-person Zoom rooms, and open-plan seating, but it also has a bar, lounge seating, and — like Chief’s other clubhouses in New York, L.A., and Chicago — a piano. ···
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Anna May Wong, considered to be the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, is getting her own quarter. The late star’s quarter, which is set to begin shipping on Oct. 24, is the fifth coin in the United States Mint American Women Quartersâ„¢ Program, which honors trailblazing women. ···
Who says teens are self-absorbed? These six activists, all under 20 years old, already are making a tremendous positive impact on the world. Keep an eye on them as they continue to inspire and lead. ···
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license, American Airlines operated a flight out of Dallas with an all-Black, all-female crew. From the pilots and flight attendants to cargo team members and aviation maintenance technicians, the women operated and took charge of every aspect of
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When NASA launches its next crew aboard a SpaceX Dragon this fall, the mission commander, astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann, will become the first Native American woman to travel to space. Mann will be heading to the International Space Station, with liftoff currently targeted for Sept. 29. She will be joined on the Crew-5 mission by
Former WNBA star, software engineer, and entrepreneur Niesha Butler officially started her camp program at the first Afro-Latina-owned STEM education center for kids interested in coding and robotics in downtown Brooklyn, reports the BK Reader. The grand opening of her S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Champs saw a ribbon cutting on July 16
For people to participate fully in their government, they must first feel safe. But for women, the top impediment to participating in public life isn’t a physical threat, but one emerging online: the threat of digital violence. That’s what Moira Whelan, director of democracy and technology at the National Democratic Institute, came away with after
