This Sexist 1920s Toy is Part of the Reason for the Women in STEM Gap
Boys got Erector Sets. Girls got this stellar consolation prize
Mary Leakey’s Husband (Sort of) Took Credit For Her Groundbreaking Work On Humanity’s Origins
Leakey and her husband, Louis Leakey, were a paleoanthropology power couple
Meaty Finds: Two Studies Claim to Have Isolated Dinosaur Proteins
Scientists have long thought soft tissues couldn’t survive over millennia—but new research suggests that isn’t the case
By Age Six, Girls Have Already Stopped Thinking of Their Gender as ‘Brilliant’
The’re more likely to assume that someone who is ‘very, very smart’ is male, new research finds
The International Space Station Will Finally Welcome a Black Astronaut
In May 2018, flight engineer Jeanette J. Epps will begin her mission on the ISS
Five Things to Know About Boundary-Breaking Astronomer Vera Rubin
Her observations confirmed the theory of dark matter, and her activism helped open science to more women
John Glenn and the Sexism of the Early Space Program
Fan mail sent to the astronaut reveals the rigidity of gender roles in the 1960s
In “The Glass Universe,” Dava Sobel Brings the Women ‘Computers’ of Harvard Observatory to Light
Women are at the center of a new book that delights not in isolated genius, but in collaboration and cooperation
This Suffrage-Supporting Scientist Defined the Greenhouse Effect But Didn’t Get the Credit, Because Sexism
Eunice Foote’s career highlights the subtle forms of discrimination that have kept women on the sidelines of science
The Best Books About Science of 2016
Take a journey to the edge of human knowledge and beyond with one of these mind-boggling page-turners
Sexism Sucks for Everybody, Science Confirms
Adhering to masculine norms can be toxic for men, not to mention everybody else
Five Things to Know About Ada Lovelace
The “Countess of Computing” didn’t just create the world’s first computer program—she foresaw a digital future
The True Story of “Hidden Figures,” the Forgotten Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
A new book and movie document the accomplishments of NASA’s black “human computers” whose work was at the heart of the country’s greatest battles
Journey to the Center of Earth
Seeing Is Believing: How Marie Tharp Changed Geology Forever
Marie Tharp’s maps helped prove continental drift was real. But her work was initially dismissed as “girl talk”
The Rise of the Modern Sportswoman
Women have long fought against the assumption that they are weaker than men, and the battle isn’t over yet
Robotics Can Get Girls Into STEM, but Some Still Need Convincing
The lack of women leaders in STEM creates “a catch-22 death spiral.” Robotics teams try to change that
Which Great American Should Be Immortalized With the Next Big Broadway Musical?
Hamilton has caught the nation’s attention. A panel of Smithsonian writers and curators suggest who’s next.
These Little-Known Nuns Helped Map the Stars
A century later, the identities of women who mapped over 481,000 stars are finally known
NASA’s ‘Rocket Girls’ Are No Longer Forgotten History
Thanks to a new book, these female pioneers who helped the U.S. win the space race are finally getting their due
How a College Student Led the WikiProject Women Scientists
Emily Temple-Wood’s Women Scientist project is writing female researchers back into the conversation
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