NASA Mars scientists spur girls to “reach for the stars”
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation With “one of the coolest jobs in the world”, NASA rover operator Vandi Verma hopes women’s high profile in the latest Mars mission will inspire a new generation to pursue careers in a sector traditionally dominated by men. Verma’s colleague Swati Mohan made headlines around the world when she narrated the nail-biting […]
ESSAY: SEVEN LESSONS FROM ‘HIDDEN FIGURES’ NASA MATHEMATICIAN KATHERINE JOHNSON’S LIFE AND CAREER
In an article first published on The Conversation, DELLA DUMBAUGH, professor of mathematics at the University of Richmond in the US, reflects on the life of Katherine John, who died this month at the age of 101…
Getting better? More woman in tech but not at the top
LisbonThomson Reuters Foundation Technology firms are hiring more women and narrowing the gender gap, a poll by Europe’s largest technology conference found on Wednesday, but female leaders said the multi-trillion dollar industry was still failing to put them in its boardrooms. A poll of 600 women in tech by the Web Summit showed nearly half, […]
Women hold one in five top science and tech jobs – study
London/New YorkThomson Reuters Foundation Women hold one in five top jobs in science, technology, maths and engineering globally, which slows down innovation, a study of research institutions said last week. While women made up more than 50 per cent of higher education students in those subjects – known collectively as STEM – their numbers fell […]