Marie Curie overcame innumerable obstacles, and in the process has become a role model. But does the latest film version of her life do her story justice?
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Reasons why women's voices are ignored in science reporting range from socio-cultural influences that inform gender norms, to perceptions of leadership and political power structures.
With 3% of science Nobels going to women and zero going to Black people, these awards are an extreme example of how certain demographics are underrepresented in STEM fields.
From having small brains to being better at reading, it is often argued that women aren't well suited to do science.
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
Franklin was born a century ago, and her X-ray crystallography work crucially contributed to determining the structure of DNA.
A number of programmes now exist that are helping to close the gender gap in African science, technology, engineering and maths.
On the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth, we take a look at how her monumental efforts helped shape the way we model health care and disease outbreak data today.
Inspired by amber and hard candy, researchers figured out a new, needle-free, shelf-stable way to preserve vaccines, making them easier to ship and administer around the world.
The prizes are among the country's most prestigious accolades for science-related achievements. This year marks their 20th anniversary.
Progress has been made toward gender parity in science fields. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back from advancing in the same numbers as men to the upper reaches of STEM academia.
One of the most influential agricultural entomologists in history was an insatiably curious and fiercely independent woman named Eleanor Anne Ormerod. She never went to school - nor was she paid for her work.
We are three professional women who all made different decisions regarding name changes.
The early days of science writing were largely confined to men, with women treated to texts labelled "for the ladies". Things have changed, but more needs to be done.
A confession: I can count on a single hand the number of women I have invited to collaborate with me on publications and grants.
Maria Sibylla Merian's meticulous observations laid the groundwork for the fields of entomology, animal behaviour and ecology. But the legacy of this scientific superhero has been sidelined by sexism.
Women scientists are under-represented in science awards with large monetary value, but over-represented in service awards.
Uncovering forgotten history can help explain why science still has a masculine bias today.
Dorothy Hodgkin's work on X-ray crystallography made it possible to understand how penicillin, insulin and many other molecules work.
New research shows girls are more likely to take physical science or technology degrees if they play video games.
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Research Scientist, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Chief Scientist, CSIRO
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Deputy Vice Chancellor Research & Innovation, University of South Australia
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Instrument Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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Professor and Dean of Science, UNSW
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Senior lecturer, Australian National University
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Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor: Medicinal plant biotechnology, Stellenbosch University
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Professor and Lincoln Professor of Ethics in Public Affairs and Associate Director of the Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, Arizona State University
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Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO
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Director, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto
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Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic Innovation & Change), Professor of Astrophysics, Swinburne University of Technology
