Of General Interest
Inspiration
- Women can now attend Army Ranger School
- “Never Say ‘Can’t'” about Jennifer Bricker
Women and STEM
Note: STEM is an acronym for the fields of study in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Solving the Equation—The Variables for Success for Women’s Success in Engineering and Computing AAUW’s latest Research Project Report
- 10 Ways to Get More Women into Engineering and Tech AAUW
- Why the World Should Know the Names of These 5 Women in STEM Huffington Post and Cisco
Skills
- Scratch, an open-source programming platform
- An Hour of Code—Anyone Can Learn
Diversity
- Emily Graslie of the Brain Scoop on YouTube asks, “Where my ladies at?“
- Dr. Caroline Heldman’s Ted Talk “The Sexy Lie“
- Change the Words
- “Speaking While Female” by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Why Women Stay Quiet at Work. NY Times, New York Edition, January 11, 2015, p. SR3
Girls in STEM
- GoldieBlox Public Service Announcement: “This is Your Brain on Engineering“
- SciGirls, a PBS TV show about science and middle school girls
- “LEGO Friends Comic Goes Viral: An Interview with Illustrator Maritsa Patrinos“
Achievers
- Six Women Scientists Discover a New Ancient Human
- USS Gabrielle Giffords Christening
- Forbes List of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women
- Yes, We Can — Women in STEM Fields
- Women in Technology
- STEM Role Models
- 12 Amazing Women Who Totally Rocked at Science
- Portraits of Women Scientists video
- Women of National Geographic
- Bethany Ehlmann: Planetary Geologist | Emerging Explorer (she zaps Martian rocks)