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People
Brave, Not Perfect: how failure led one woman to her dream career
Failing as a politician taught Reshma Saujani the value of bravery.
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- Hannah Keegan
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Life
Simone Biles just broke a 29-year-old record in serious style
Plus, four more good news stories that went viral this week.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
Ada Lovelace Day: how her legacy is helping to close the gender pay gap
Meet the new generation of women making waves in STEM.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
From a 7-year-old inventor to the cutest toddler reunion, this week’s feel-good news stories
Celebrating five of the positive news stories which warmed our hearts this week.
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- Lauren Geall
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- Hollie Richardson
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Astronaut Barbie has landed, and it’s one giant leap for women in STEM
NASA recently confirmed it is finally sending a woman to the moon.
Life
We need to stop asking this question if we want to see more women in STEM
It’s all about a change in approach.
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- Lauren Geall
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People
Karlie Kloss has the best explanation for why she quit Victoria’s Secret
The supermodel said she was uncomfortable with how the brand portrayed women.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
The hilarious story behind Marie Curie’s viral cake photo
And how Mariah Carey got mixed up in it.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
NASA is finally ready to send the first woman to the moon – 50 years after the Apollo mission
It'll be the first step in getting people to Mars.
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- Sarah Shaffi
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Life
Women at the very top of their game in tech are being called “Tinkerbell”
“They all clapped and said, ‘Tinkerbell!’”
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
Three young women on reaching for the stars, and finding space
Inspiration for any woman wanting to go to space.
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- Richard Ginger
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- Hollie Richardson
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Alexa: Tell me why artificial intelligence is sexist
New research shows that virtual assistants reinforce gender bias
Visible Women
Why visible role models are so important for black women in STEM
New research highlights the inspiring role played by black female scientists.
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- Moya Crockett
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Visible Women
Meet Dr Katie Bouman, the 29-year-old who made that black hole photo possible
“Congratulations and thank you for your enormous contribution to the advancments of science and mankind.”
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- Moya Crockett
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People
This woman has become the first to win a major maths prize
Karen Uhlenbeck is a mathematician on a mission.
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- Sarah Shaffi
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Careers
How love led this scientist to pursue a life-saving career path
“To be honest, I stayed because of my supervisor”
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- Hannah Keegan
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Life
Why this tweet about two laptops has sparked gender bias fury on Twitter
“If anyone is curious as to why women feel unwelcome in tech, check it out.”
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- Susan Devaney
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Visible Women
Meet the entrepreneur getting 18,000 books about inspiring women into schools
Stylist’s Woman of the Week is Edwina Dunn, founder of The Female Lead.
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- Moya Crockett
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- Moya Crockett
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Ada Lovelace’s most inspiring quotes about science, confidence and hard work
9 October is Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating the contributions of women in STEM.
Visible Women
Meet the physicist on a mission to change perceptions of women in science
Dr Jess Wade writes Wikipedia biographies of female scientists – and wants to get a book debunking anti-women science into every UK state school
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- Moya Crockett
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