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Meet Katya Echazarreta, the First Mexican-Born Woman To Go to Space

Meet Katya Echazarreta. The 26-year-old electrical engineer will make history when she becomes the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Echazarreta, who moved to the United States at the age of seven, has been selected from a pool of 7,000 applicants by nonprofit organization Space Humanity to participate in “Blue […]

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I Work as a Technical Director at Pixar

By ewis

When I tell people I work as a Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios, I typically get one of two responses. Wow, you’re a Director? At Pixar?! (Haha, nope.) Oh. So, what does that mean? Like most folks, the me I was three years ago had not one single clue about what went on in

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Women-Led Startup Using AI To Provide Buyers With Wig Customization Receives Backing From Serena Ventures

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After raising $5 million in funding, Parfait is on its way to disrupting the wig industry with the help of technology. The women-led startup is said to be the first to integrate facial recognition and artificial intelligence to provide buyers with customizable wig products. ···

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Alyssa Carson, the Youngest Astronaut in Training, Wants to Make Space for Women in STEM

By ewis

In college, I was one of the only women in my STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics) track. In many classes, I was the only woman, period. To say it was a little lonely is an understatement and I’d often find myself wondering where all the other women in STEM majors were. STEM is for

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Navigating Through Modern Education & Careerism Without Losing the Human Soul

By ewis

When I was young, I constructed juvenile fantasies about my future and how I wanted to live. It did not take long to approach the point of disillusionment after experiencing how the real-world operates. This reoccurring disjunction played a major role in remodeling my comprehensive worldview, and the narrowing gap between me and my reality

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Dealing with Burnout

By ewis

According to Google, burnout is defined as “a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands.” We’ve all felt it, we’ve all experienced it, but how did you deal with it? ···

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From Tumblr girl to engineer: How the platform inspired a generation of women to code

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Last year, TikTokker Avery Steeves posted a video asking why no one talks about how there’s an entire generation of teenage girls who taught themselves to code HTML on Tumblr. “People are like, ‘Oh, there’s no girls in STEM,’” she says, imitating the faceless internet mob. ···

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THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN 2021

By ewis

Forbes’ 18th annual list of power women includes 40 CEOs, 19 world leaders, an immunologist and, for the first time in more than a decade, a new number one. LIKE SO MUCH in 2021, the state of female power around the world looks a bit different than it did just one or two years ago.

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Former Apple and Meta (Facebook) recruiter starts Female for Tech

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In 2019, I had the honor to serve as Mrs. World. During that year, I traveled to 10 countries, advocated for women in tech and had the opportunity to partner with organizations, such as Girls Who Code, She Tech Italy, Black Girls Code, and Women in Tech Vietnam. With this platform, I was also able

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