Women in Science

“One of the things that I really strongly believe in is that we need to have more girls interested in math, science, and engineering. We’ve got half the population that is way underrepresented in those fields and that means that we’ve got a whole bunch of talent…not being encouraged the way they need to.”

-- President Barack Obama, February 2013

We’re big believers that women can do anything, and big fans of organizations that promote this kind of thinking. Below are some links that provide more information about women in science as well as links to a few of our favorite organizations:

• History of women in STEM:

  • https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/women-in-stem

• History of women in energy-related fields:

  • https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-women-energy-department

• Info about women at the national labs and how the labs are engaged:

  • https://www.energy.gov/national-laboratories-women-girls-stem

  • https://www.energy.gov/women

• Some statistics about women in STEM:

  • https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/visualizations/women-in-stem.html

  • https://www.catalyst.org/research/women-in-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-stem/

• Awesome resource for finding local organizations promoting the advancement of women in many fields:

  • https://www.alliance4girls.org/member-organizations-professionals/

• More globally-focused resources:

  • http://uis.unesco.org/en/topic/women-science

  • http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/fs55-women-in-science-2019-en.pdf