The Cambridge Science Festival Kicked Off the Weekend With the #IfThenSheCan Exhibit!
September 25, 2023
17 Year Old Rebecca Wang’s App, “Dare To Dream” Introduces Women and Girls to Coding
September 28, 2023
An Old Radio Telescope Site in Puerto Rico Will Become a STEM Education Center Instead
September 29, 2023
Scientists Say “Mud Science” Is a Key to Bolstering STEM Education Among Native Alaskan Children
September 27, 2023
The “Trucks Are for Girls” Event Introduced Local Girl Scouts to the Industry
September 30, 2023
Sarah Loguen Fraser Was One of the First African American Physicians in the U.S. - Learn About Her Incredible Journey on “The Lost Women of Science” Podcast
September 28, 2023
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IF/THEN Ambassador Shyla Raghav Appointed As TIME’s Chief Climate Officer
September 19, 2023
UMass Amherst Is Launching the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Sciences
September 18, 2023
Ellen Ochoa, the First Latina in Space, Was Added as a Character on Minecraft Education
September 19, 2023
Swedish Researchers Led by Dr. Astrid Linder Developed the First Ever Female Crash Dummy
September 20, 2023
“Talking About Staying” Is Professor Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo’s Groundbreaking Study Into Retaining Underrepresented Engineers
September 11, 2023
Lyda Hill Philanthropies Awarded a STEM Grant to Texas Women’s University
September 11, 2023
Seven Brooklyn High Schoolers Want To See More Women and Gender-Nonconforming People in STEM, So They Created myNetworkerHer, a Mentorship Platform
September 14, 2023
“Creativity Is A Huge Part Of Being A Scientist," Says 17 Year Old Sanjana Kumar, An International Science And Engineering Fair Finalist
September 12, 2023
New Research by IF/THEN Ambassador Alums Afua Bruce, Claire Meaders, Jaye Gardiner, and Samantha Wynns Explores How Comic Based Science Curriculum Can Help Shift Student Perceptions on Who Can Be a Scientist
September 10, 2023
Meet Ava N. Simmons, the 10-Year Old Who Is Not Letting Dyslexia Get in the Way of Her Passion for Science
September 8, 2023
Charity Kgotlaebonywe, a Graduate Researcher From Botswana, Was Honored With the Prestigious Schlumberger Foundation STEM Fellowship
September 5, 2023
Hackathons and Coding Clubs – How Hackergirl Is Preparing the Future Tech Workforce
September 4, 2023
Two Asteroids Have Been Named for Annie Maunder and Alice Everett – Two of the First Female Astronomers
September 10, 2023
Check Out #IfThenSheCan, the Exhibit, at the MIT Cambridge Science Festival
September 2, 2023
Measuring The Scully Effect Today: How Much Of An Impact Did One TV Character Have for Women in STEM?
September 1, 2023
In 1923, Eleanor Davis Became the First Known Woman To Climb the Grand Teton – 26 Women Climbed It in Celebration 100 Years Later
September 1, 2023
£485,000 in Grants Awarded to UK-US Partnerships To Boost LGBT+ Inclusion in STEM
August 31, 2023
Girls From 70 Schools Were Brought Together for a STEM Event in Ghana, Organized by Yinson Production West Africa, the Ahanta West Educational Directorate, and the Youth Bridge Foundation
August 26, 2023
17 Year Old Elizabeth Nyamwange Developed an App To Aid in the Global Identification Crisis
August 14, 2023
India’s Prime Minister Congratulates the Women Scientists Who All Played Vital Roles in the Country’s First Successful Lunar Mission
August 26, 2023
Riot Games Is Teaming Up With DonorsChoose To Support Gaming and Esports Programs in Schools
August 23, 2023
A New Book by Reporter Kate Zernike Uncovers the Historical Battle for Gender Equity at MIT
August 21, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Adele Luta Gave a Keynote Address at This Year’s International Space Station Conference
August 26, 2023
In Case You Missed It: The James Webb Telescope Captured a Giant Question Mark in Space. Here’s What It Could Be
August 17, 2023
Alena McQuarter Is the Youngest Black Person Accepted to Medical School– EVER
August 17, 2023
Aristocrat Gaming Providing $500,000 To Increase Indigenous Representation in STEM
August 17, 2023
Nüzhet Gökdoğan, Turkey’s First Female Astronomer Honored in Recent Google Doodle
August 14, 2023
Susan Montgomery Reflects On Her Career As The First Female Mathematics Professor To Receive Tenure
August 23, 2023
The STEMM Opportunity Alliance Has Reached 125 Total Partners Committed to Diversifying STEM Fields
August 7, 2023
EasyJet’s ‘Summer Flight School’ Program Targets Outdated Gender Stereotypes in Aviation
August 7, 2023
Read IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Afua Bruce on the Importance of Diversity in AI Programming
August 11, 2023
The “Unladylike” Study of Fungi Did Not Stop These Nineteenth Century Female Mycologists
August 9, 2023
MIT Professor Canan Dagdeviren Developed a Wearable Ultrasound-Enabled Bra That Detects Breast Cancer
July 28, 2023
The Stories of Great Female Scientists That Lay Buried in School Bookshelves
August 2, 2023
ComEd Hosted an Electric Vehicle Rally in Which 45 Teen Girls Built and Raced Their Own Cars!
July 30, 2023
Scientists Have Discovered That a 2,000 Year Old Iron Age Warrior Was Female
July 27, 2023
Inclusive STEM Environments Recognize the Value of Disability in the Workplace
July 26, 2023
Preeti Aghalayam Is the First Woman To Lead an Indian Institute of Technology
July 26, 2023
What Barbie’s Professional History Tells Us About the Plight of Women in the Workforce
July 27, 2023
After Fleeing Her Home Country, Post-Doctoral Researcher Zahra Nazari Is Now the Head of the Afghanistan Chapter of ‘Women in Tech’ Organization
July 19, 2023
Fanduel Has Partnered With STEM Returners, a Female-Focused Job Placement Agency, To Bring More Women Into the Gaming Industry
July 19, 2023
Get Ready for Shark Week 2023 With Shark Scientist Valerie Taylor, Who Is the Center of a New Documentary “Playing With Sharks”
July 23, 2023
Indigenous Educators Are Working To Develop a STEM Curriculum Tailored to Native American Students
July 21, 2023
The Sylvia Earle Is an Antarctic Expedition Trip Led Entirely by Women Scientists
July 14, 2023
Tune In to IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Adele Luta Talk About the Future of Space Exploration
July 16, 2023
Q&A With Aerospace Engineer Edwina Paisley on How Young Women Can Get Into and Thrive in the Male-Dominated Field
July 12, 2023
Meet Lisa Moneymaker and Learn About Her Unique Entrance Into the Medical Field
July 12, 2023
Rear Admiral Tracey Hines And The Lasting Impact That Being A Girl Scout Has Had On Her Life And Her STEM Journey
July 13, 2023
New Research Confirms the Most Esteemed Leader in Copper Age Iberia Was the “Ivory Lady”
July 6, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Johanna Varner, in Partnership With the Denver Zoo, Launched an App To Track Wild Pika Populations
July 7, 2023
Case Western Reserve Students Developed a Video Game To Teach K-9 Grade Students Math as Part of Their Mission To Build a More Diverse STEM Community
July 7, 2023
Watch Now: The Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists Is Working Hard To Increase the Number of Black STEM Professionals
July 5, 2023
Women Have Demonstrated Biological and Physiological Advantages For Space Travel, So Why Is The Field Still So Male-Dominated?
July 7, 2023
Introducing “Illustrate Change”: A Library of Medical Images Featuring People and Women of Color
June 25, 2023
The All-Girls St. Francis’ High School Robotics Team Placed First at the MATE ROV Competition in Colorado
July 1, 2023
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and What It Means for Professional U.S. Workers
June 27, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Jennifer Stimpson Q&A on Her Science Career and Giving Back to Future Generations of Female Scientists
June 29, 2023
“Girl Geek” Academy Issued a Call To “Fix the System, Not the Girls” and Address Systemic Issues That Bar Women From Entering the STEM Field
June 30, 2023
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Unveiled a Statue of Sally Ride, the First American Woman in Space
July 1, 2023
How MIT PhD Student Taylor Baum Is Fostering Computer Science Education in Puerto Rico
June 22, 2023
In Honor of Juneteenth, Scientist Antentor Hinton Jr Sat Down for a Q&A To Discuss the Pressing Need for Diversity in STEM Fields
June 19, 2023
17-Year-Old Melanie Fernandez Is Already Leading Ground Breaking Alzheimer’s Research
June 20, 2023
The First Digital Library Focused on the History of Diversity in STEM Is Here – Created Through Partnerships Between Career Communications Group, STEM City USA, and the Foundation for Educational Development
June 19, 2023
Read IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Cori Lathan’s Take on the Future of AI in the Metaverse
June 21, 2023
Dr. Shohini Ghose, A Quantum Physicist, Released A New Book Celebrating Female Scientists!
June 16, 2023
Australia’s Defense Department Announced a 50% Recruitment Goal for Women in STEM
June 14, 2023
Check Out IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Ritu Raman’s Q&A About Her Inspirations and STEM Journey!
June 12, 2023
Google Celebrated Indian Biochemist Kamala Sohonie’s 112th Birthday on June 18th!
June 18, 2023
Miss Canada, Ashley Borzellino, Intends To Use Her Platform To Advocate for Women in STEM
June 13, 2023
Read All About IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Dr. Siobahn Day Grady’s Legacy on HBCU Campuses
June 15, 2023
Two Staten Island Girl Scouts Hosted a Stem Cell Registration Drive for a New Jersey Teen Battling a Rare Cancer
June 9, 2023
NASA To Award 5 Million Dollars to Women’s Colleges To Close the STEM Gender Gap
June 9, 2023
A Group of Blind Women in India Are Playing a Vital Role in Detecting Breast Cancer
June 4, 2023
Jamie Chadwic Leads Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in European Sports, as a Dominant Young Female Race Car Driver Breaking Gender Boundaries in the Game
June 10, 2023
Reflections on the State of Women’s Inclusion in Medical Research on the 30th Anniversary of the NIH’s Revitalization Act
June 6, 2023
The Kennedy Space Center Is Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Sally Ride’s Mission With Chalk Art Every Monday in July!
June 2, 2023
Atlanta’s Grammy Winning Rapper, Future, Unveiled an Incredible New STEM Lab for Local Youth
June 2, 2023
TikToker Konnie Wells Created a Filter on the App That Helps Women Make Straight Parts While Styling Their Hair
May 28, 2023
The Women In Robotics Mentoring Program Is Thriving Through Connecting, Advancing, and Inspiring
June 2, 2023
China’s Women's Development Foundation, In Collaboration With Otis, Recently Awarded 60 STEM Scholarships, Expanding Their Total Support To Over 15,000 Students Globally
May 30, 2023
Check Out This Profile on Rosalia Nghitalesheni Joseph, The First Female Entomologist in Namibia
May 29, 2023
Lyda Hill’s “The Hill Prizes” Will Award Top Five Texas Scientists With $500,000 Each!
May 24, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Rae Wynn-Grant Brought Home a Gold Telly Award for Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild
May 23, 2023
Rayyanah Barnawi Is the First Arab Female Astronaut To Reach the International Space Station
May 22, 2023
“Sea Women of the Great Barrier Reef” Supports Indigenous Women From North Queensland, Papua New Guinea, and Zenadth Kes, in Advanced Marine Conservation Training
May 24, 2023
NASA and the U.S. Department of Education Agree To Increase Access to High-Quality STEM and Space Education to Students and Schools Across the Nation
May 24, 2023
Check Out These 9 Awesome Educational Websites for Introducing STEM to Your Kids
May, 27, 2023
14 of the IF/THEN Ambassador Statues Went on Display at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair!
May 16, 2023
Addressing AI’s Diversity Crisis Requires Researchers From Under Represented Groups
May 19, 2023
The Global Initiative ‘Mothers in Science’ Rallies Increasing Support for Mothers in Academia
May 15, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alumn Allie K. Miller Shares Her Secrets to Mastering ChatGPT
May 10, 2023
Dr. Amie Fornah Sankoh Is the First Deaf Black Women To Receive a PhD in Any STEM Field
May 8, 2023
How Avishka Chewpersad Balances Med School With Her Passion for Indian Classical Dance, Bharatanatyam
May 13, 2023
Celebrating Asian Pacific American Women in STEM This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
May 2, 2023
These Young Women Are Defying Gender Stereotypes in Their Denver High School’s AP Computer Science Class
May 5, 2023
How Her Passion for Increasing Workforce Diversity Led Kameron Matthews To Create ‘Tour for Diversity’
April 28, 2023
Hilde Fålun Strøm and Sunniva Sorby Spent 18 Months in the Arctic for Science
April 25, 2023
RIT Grad Student Ashley Gleason Is Making STEM Concepts Accessible for Deaf Students
April 27, 2023
How Modern STEM Disciplines Grew Out of Rich Native American Cultural Legacies
April 21, 2023
TIME Magazine’s Inaugural Earth Awards Recognizes Gloria Walton and Mark Ruffalo for ‘The Solutions Project’
April 20, 2023
The STEMM Opportunity Alliance Announced Over 100 Partners Who Will All Fight for STEMM Gender Equity by 2050
April 20, 2023
As It Celebrates 30 Years, the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World Recounts Its Resounding Success
April 18, 2023
Why College Student Nia A. Created a Coloring Book To Celebrate Black Women in STEM!
April 16, 2023
Meet Prof Masanja, the First Tanzanian Woman To Get a PhD in Mathematics and the First Female Maths Professor in the Country
April 15, 2023
Laurie Transou, Chief Engineer for the Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Advocates for Women in the Motor Industry
April 8, 2023
Check Out Our Interview With F.I.R.S.T.’s Dr. Janell Catlin for the Latest Installation of ‘This Is What a Scientist Looks Like’!
March 29, 2023
Read Nicole Small, CEO of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, on Why It Is Vital We Amplify the Voices of Women in STEM
April 2, 2023
Christina Koch Will Be the First Female Astronaut Ever Assigned to a Lunar Mission
April 6, 2023
For Over 100 Years, Female ‘Eclipse Chasers’ Have Shaped the Field of Astronomy
April 6, 2023
16-Year-Old Pilot Angelina Tsuboi Created an App To Connect Aspiring Women and Minority Pilots With Scholarship Opportunities
April 4, 2023
High School Junior Sofia Vela Invented a Robot To Help Children With Disabilities
April 1, 2023
Philanthropist Lyda Hill Will Serve As the 2023 Zoo To Do Fundraiser Honorary Chair
March 23, 2023
Meet Sarah Adewumi, a Science Communicator at NASA Who Went From Pageant Queen to an Advocate for Black Girls in STEM
April 2, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, Disney on the Yard, and National Geographic Continue To Inspire HBCU Students Around the Country
March 23, 2023
Former SpaceX Scientist Mariana Bloomer Now Runs a Workshop and Summer Camp Focused on Getting Girls Into Tech
March 23, 2023
OceanX Partners With Spelman College To Encourage More Black Women To Choose Marine Sciences
March 28, 2023
Rose Hulman University Celebrates Women’s History Month With ‘Sonia Math Day’
March 26, 2023
High Schoolers Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson Have Made an ‘Impossible’ Mathematical Discovery!
March 25, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Jessica Esquivel Talks Being a Queer Afro-Latinx in STEM
March 22, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Magan Lewis Granted the 2022 North Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources Distinguished Alumni Award
March 20, 2023
Highschooler Dasia Taylor Is One of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year for Inventing an Infection Detecting Suture
March 19, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alums Cori Lathan and Arlyne Simon Highlighted by the KID Museum for Women’s History Month!
March 16, 2023
Marian Croak, Who Has Over 200 Patents To Her Name, Became One Of The First Black Women To Be Inducted Into the Inventors Hall of Fame
March 18, 2023
Facing Doubt From Her Doctors, Geneticist Marlena Fejzo Decided To Research Her Mysterious Condition Herself
March 14, 2023
Greenwich Academy’s Four Person Math Team Won the Middle School State Competition!
March 15, 2023
Barbie Celebrated International Women’s Day With the Release of 12 Dolls Honoring Contemporary Women in STEM
March 9, 2023
Check Out Nathalia Holt’s TED Talk on the Future of Women in STEM (Spoiler Alert: They’re Needed!)
March 11, 2023
Clarice Phelps and Candice Halbert Founded YO-STEM To Enable Black Youth To See Themselves As Science Innovators
March 11, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Dr. Adrienne Starks and How She Is Giving Back to the Students of Alabama
March 1, 2023
Australia’s “Pathway To Diversity In STEM Review” Is A Government Launched Survey of The Country’s STEM Industry Diversity
March 3, 2023
Fatehah Mohd Omar, Better Known As “The Water Doctor”, on How She Is Working To Keep Malaysia’s Rivers Clean
March 2, 2023
IF/THEN Ambassador Alum Myria Perez Spoke With TIME Kids About Finding Her Dream Job as a Paleontologist
March 1, 2023
Sharon Irving, Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Was Awarded the 2023 Women of Color at Penn Award!
February 28, 2023
The British Council Is Hosting a Scholarship Competition for Filipino Women Pursuing a STEM Based Masters
March 4, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University Commits $150 Million Dollars To Diversify Their STEM Graduate Programs!
February 23, 2023
Microbiology Student and TikTok Creator Chloé Savard Is Causing a Frenzy With Her Passion for Microbiology
February 20, 2023
“The Dork Side” Robotics Team Pushes STEM Boundaries Representing the Young Women’s Leadership Academy
February 23, 2023
Check Out the “Lost Women of Science Podcast” As They Celebrate the Lives of Influential STEM Figures!
February 20, 2023
Need a Confidence Boost? Sofia Mohammed, Interim CEO of Black Girls Code Has Got You Covered
February 22, 2023
Women Are Now More Likely Than Their Male Counterparts To Be Selected To Lead Prestigious Science Societies
February 17, 2023
The Smithsonian Institution Archives Is Highlighting the Contributions of Black Women to Science With the #FunnList
February 16, 2023
NASA Has Named A Moon Mountain After Melba Roy Mouton– One Of NASA’s First Black Scientists
February 17, 2023