Throughout history and across continents, women have shaped science, often in the shadows of mainstream narratives. This exhibition invites you on an immersive journey to discover the impact of ...

February 11 marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a United Nations initiative to both celebrate groundbreaking talent in their respective fields and to recognize ongoing gender-based ...

Christa Kuljian received research funding from Harvard University's Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America and from the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine ...

At WIRED, one of our goals is to be your guide to the technologies that shape our world and the people behind them. From entrepreneurs and activists to clinicians and researchers, WIRED aims to shine ...

In the 1920s, when quantum mechanics was young, physicists Jane Dewey and Laura Chalk performed some of the first experimental tests of the theory, based on a phenomenon called the Stark effect. Later ...

Women in science are less likely to get credit for the work they do, according to a ground-breaking new study. While the idea that women are less likely to get the plaudits for their work than their ...

Black women have played a critical role in shaping history from politics and science to literature and the arts. We have so many strong activists, leaders and changemakers to thank for making the ...

For over 100 years, the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) has advanced women in medicine. At its inception in 1915, women physicians were underrepresented and in need of an advocacy ...

Only 20 percent of computer science and 22 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees in the U.S. go to women. Women are missing out on flexible, lucrative and high-status careers. Society is also ...

Women were on a par with men in life, physical and social sciences, but that ranged widely – from 36% who worked as chemists, to 55% who were biologists, to 88% who were school psychologists Worldwide ...