STEM

Inspirational Google Doodles Remember Sally Ride, The First American Woman In Space

/ Astronauts, Inspirational women

Today’s Google doodles celebrate what would’ve been the 64th birthday of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Throughout her career at NASA Sally  informed major space policy decisions by being a presidential panel member of the 2009 Review of United States Human Spaceflight Plans Committee. This was an independent review of US Human Spaceflight …

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Girls Do Science Too

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  “I just think that inventing is for boys because they have Albert Einstein — he invented, he was a guy — and Benjamin Franklin also.” A powerful new video “Girls Do Science” by Microsoft’s DigiGirlz campaign aspires to show why girls are lacking in STEM fields. DigiGirlz gives high school girls the opportunity to learn about careers …

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Emma Watson Inspires Fan To Become An Engineer

/ Inspiration, Inspirational women

After her rousing speech to launch the #HeForShe campaign at the UN Headquarters and recent Davos press conference highlighting the issue of gender equality, Emma Watson has once again proven extremely worthy of her role as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. Her fantastic advice below to a young girl who wanted to become an engineer is the kind of …

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Science Spotlight: The Date History Was Made

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Wednesday 12th November, 2014: The date history was made. An achievement solely made possible through the efforts and countless hours of work by scientists & engineers at DLR (German Aerospace Centre), CNES (Centre national d’études spatiales – French Space Agency), ESA (European Space Agency) and through partnerships with companies and space agencies globally. The mission …

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New NBC Show Highlights Sole Woman In NASA’s 1960s Mission Control

/ Inspiration, STEM TV & Movies

Name a sole female lead from a space TV show or movie. Sandra Bullock playing Dr.Ryan Stone in Gravity? Sigourney Weaver playing Lt.Ellen Ripley in Alien? Any others? With less than 30% of speaking film roles given to women in Hollywood, it’s no surprise that lead sci-fi characters are predominantly male. Sandra Bullock even admitted that “It …

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The Real Rocket Women:All-Female Astronaut Panel Represents International Cooperation

/ Astronauts, Inspirational women

“I bet the first thing you noticed about this panel was that they were all astronauts..and that they’re all women” – Janet Petro, Deputy Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center Janet Petro, Deputy Director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, opened the panel as moderator. She is an esteemed individual of her own with a career in the United …

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How To Be A Rocket Woman: Leadership Advice From Women In Tech (Part 1)

/ Inspirational women

“You have to have confidence in yourself before you can have trust in others.” – Kirstine Stewart, Managing Director and Head of Twitter Canada. Sound advice from Kirstine Stewart at the Technology Leadership Conference held in Waterloo, Canada. The former CBC Director of Programming discussed her rise from Girl Friday at a local television production company, …

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How To Be A Rocket Woman: Being Inspired Young

/ How To Be A Rocket Woman

“Girls To Build A Spaceship, Girls To Code A New App, Girls To Grow Up Knowing They Can Engineer That” Lyrics from the fantastic new commercial by GoldieBlox, a company founded by Debra Stirling (Stanford graduate with a degree in Mechanical Engineering/Product Design), championing to “disrupt the pink aisle” with a toy that  introduces girls …

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