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June 16, 2025 | Aditi Bhattacharjya | Science and tech
How AI Perpetuates Gender Bias

One AI concern that seems less often discussed? The impact of AI’s gender bias.

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April 01, 2025 | Sophia Fernholz | Science and tech
Fixing the Gender Divide in Africa’s Tech Sector

Closing the digital gender divide could open crucial paths to promote women’s well-being while offering economic prosperity in some of the world’s most underdeveloped nations.

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August 13, 2021 | Zunnash Khan | Science and tech
A New Study Shows Why the “Stem is for Men” Stereotype Lingers

I am one of the six girls in a class of 45 students at my engineering college, and as confident as I am in my abilities, it’s hard to shake my imposter syndrome when I look around my classrooms.

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May 11, 2021 | McKenna Oberheim | Science and tech
Dealing with Imposter Syndrome in Pursuing STEM

I see myself continuing to struggle with imposter syndrome in years to come, but I won’t be deterred from my goals and becoming successful in STEM.

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January 19, 2021 | Joy He | Science and tech
What Young Women Interested in STEM Need to Know

The stark differences between the number of women in my STEM classes in high school and in college have sobered me to the reality of pursuing STEM as a woman

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April 01, 2020 | Neha Madhira | Feminism, Science and tech
Remembering NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson

Johnson not only calculated the trajectory for America’s first space trip with astronaut Alan Shepard and the calculations for the first moon landing in 1969 but also overcame racism and sexism throughout her career.

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January 17, 2020 | Farha Khalidi | Science and tech
The importance of women in sex tech

This year, CES allowed a female-led and oriented sex tech companies to appear at the show.

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July 24, 2019 | Karina Popovich | Science and tech
Embracing my femininity as a girl in STEM

This exposure to other women in the field helped me realize that I could embrace every authentic part of myself and still succeed. In fact, I realized that in order to succeed professionally, the level of harshness I had adapted in my attempt to be more masculine was actually damaging.

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May 01, 2019 | Karla Majdancic | Education, Science and tech
Facing sexism in my computer science classes

While Girls Who Code made it clear to participants in the program that women in STEM face obstacles in the male-dominated field, though, I didn’t fully realize at the time the extent to which gender-based discrimination is common yet deceptively subtle in the field. I learned that as a computer science major in college.

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February 27, 2019 | Gabriel Leão | Education, Science and tech
How this Serbian astrophysicist is supporting African efforts to promote STEM

Serbian astrophysicist Dr. Mirjana Pović told the FBomb about how her experiences have helped her understand the struggles impoverished people face, and how individuals from marginalized communities can develop skills in fields like STEM.

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January 30, 2019 | Gabriel Leão | Education, Science and tech
These high school girls are launching Africa’s first private satellite

In March 2019, the first private African satellite will be rocketed into space, thanks to a group of school girls based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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December 18, 2018 | Gabriel Leão | Science and tech
These teens created an app to help those struggling with mental health

Siblings Hannah and Charlie Lucas, who are 16 and 13 respectively, decided to use technology to do something about the teen suicide epidemic: They created the notOK app, which aims to help those in need of mental health assistance by summoning family, friends, and a network of peers for users in need of support.

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October 22, 2018 | Gabriel Leão | International, Race/Ethnicity, Science and tech
This app aims to help keep women safe in public

Priscila Gama, a 34-year-old Brazilian architect and entrepreneur from wanted to do something to help women in the face of pervasive violence. In 2016, she and a team launched the Malalai app, which enables women to let pre-authorized friends follow their routes when moving around the city by any means, whether by foot, car, or public transportation.

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December 22, 2017 | Eliana Stanislawski | Health, Politics, Science and tech
What the CDC’s banned words reveal about Trump’s agenda

Banning these particular words silences already marginalized Americans — especially women.

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August 28, 2017 | Chloe Hallinan | Science and tech
The problem with discounting the history of female scientists

Like so many other scientific concepts, there is mnemonic device for the modern stellar spectral classification scheme, also known as the Harvard Spectral Classification Scheme.

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July 17, 2017 | Angela Liu | Science and tech
The troubling sexism that persists in tech

Last April, I attended a meeting of Angel investors—individuals who invest personal funds in startups and other early-stage companies—that gathers every couple of months in Portland, Oregon to hear pitches and decide whether to invest. Angel investors are unlike venture capitalists in that they invest their personal funds, but all too similar when it comes to the reality that most are male.

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March 12, 2017 | Gabby Catalano | Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Online harassment, Science and tech
Addressing Gendered Online Harassment
Last summer, my friend Katie* received an Instagram message from a man who claimed to know her. When she ignored him, he commented several times on her photos: “hey baby,” “bad girl,” “sexy,” “I knew ...
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December 20, 2016 | Susannah Keogh | Feminism, Girls, Misogyny, Online harassment, Science and tech, Violence against women
The Bigger Problem Online Harassment Indicates
Two weeks ago, my friend Izzy accepted a Facebook friend request from a mutual friend of a friend. Let’s call him "Chris." She thought nothing of it until she read the comments his friends left on the...
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December 04, 2016 | Kayleigh Bolingbroke | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity, Science and tech
This New Music Video Powerfully Took On Police Brutality
In 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. He was later acquitted of the crime. Two years later, Eric Garner was killed after being placed in a chok...
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October 16, 2016 | Angela Liu | Feminism, Media, Science and tech
Innovation, Equality, and Women in STEM: An Interview with Adriana Gascoigne
I first met Adriana Gascoigne, the CEO of global nonprofit Girls in Tech — an organization that focuses on the engagement, education and empowerment of women and girls pursuing careers in STEM fields ...
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June 20, 2016 | Karla Majdancic | Feminism, Misogyny, Science and tech
Praise Young Girls For Being 'Smart,' Not 'Pretty'
For a long time, whenever I pictured an engineer I automatically imagined a guy who looked something like Mark Zuckerberg. I never imagined an engineer could be someone who looks like me. There are li...
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June 09, 2016 | Kinder L | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Science and tech
#Fitspo: Inspirational or Harmful?
Whether you’re a Tumblr fanatic, an avid Twitter user, or Instagram-obsessed like I am, it’s probably safe to assume you’ve seen posts captioned with the hashtag "#fitspiration" come across your News ...
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June 08, 2016 | Samantha B | Feminism, Misogyny, Science and tech
The Truth About Gender Bias On The Internet
Siri does not know how to respond to the question "I have been sexually assaulted." When searching for abortion clinics on Apple Maps, one is instead shown adoption clinics. Finding a clinic or pharma...
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May 22, 2016 | Rachael H | Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Science and tech, Violence against women
Is A Digital Tool The Key To Addressing Campus Sexual Assault?
The stark reality of the high rate of sexual assault on college campuses is nothing new, and neither is college administrations’ resistance to addressing it. Far too many students continue to seek sup...
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May 19, 2016 | Zoe R | Feminism, Girls, Media, Science and tech
How Social Media Has Shaped My Feminist Identity
At the age of 13, I discovered feminism. Like so many other girls, I found the movement on Tumblr — a platform that has gained a reputation for fostering radical views about equality and tolerance. Tu...

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