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POSITIVE ROLE MODELS TO FOLLOW

WOMEN IN STEM

SALLY EAVES

Dr. Sally Eaves is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and an award-winning keynote speaker and influencer with globally leading rankings across all advanced technology disciplines, future of work and social innovation aligned to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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DR ANNE-MARIE

IMAFIDON

Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE co-founded Stemettes in 2013 to ensure girls, young women, and non-binary young people know that STEM is for them too. Stemettes has changed the lives of over 52,000 young people across the globe with their 'Free, Fun, Food' ethos.

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KATE RUSSELL

Kate is an English technology reporter, author, speaker, gamer & streamer. Kate promotes women in tech and gaming and speaks at conferences and digital strategy and policy meetings. She also speaks in schools and universities to inspire the next generation of technologists.

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STEMETTES

Stemettes is an organisation founded in 2013 which has helped over 52,000 girls, young women, and non-binary young people realise their STEM potential, quoting that “Girls do Science, Technology and Maths too”. Stemettes launched their very own STEM resources app, which is used by thousands of “Stemillion” school club members.

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RESHMA SAUJANI

Reshma Saujani is an American lawyer and politician, and the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, which aims to increase the number of women in computer science and close the gender employment difference in that field. 

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DR JESS WADE

Dr Jess Wade is an excitable scientist with an enthusiasm for equality. She has been involved in several projects to improve gender inclusion in science, as well as encouraging more young people to study science and engineering.

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DR SHINI SOMARA

Shini translates cutting-edge science into engaging television. She enjoys demystifying the secrets behind pioneering technology. Concerned with and the lack of women in STEM, she also has a weekly podcast called Scilence, featuring many of the female scientists she has met.

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ABIGAIL HARRISON

Abigail is an aspiring astronaut inspiring girls to get involved with the US space program. She dreams of being the first astronaut to Mars. Abigail is the co-founder of The Mars Generation, inspiring people to reach for their dreams.

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ESTEFANNIE

Estefannie is a computer scientist, an engineer and designer. She has a YouTube channel where she likes to ‘overly engineer things’ and document her findings, prototyping, experiments, and failures.

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RUTH AMOS

Ruth Amos is an inventor and engineer, who builds children’s innovations on her YouTube channel. She invented StairSteady, an aid to enable people with limited mobility to use stairs safely and confidently, as part of a GCSE resistant materials project.

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GIRLS WHO CODE

Girls Who Code is a non-profit organisation working to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. 500m people have been reached worldwide through their resources and advocacy work.

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MELANIE WINDRIDGE

Dr Melanie Windridge is a plasma physicist, speaker and writer. She has a PhD in fusion energy, has worked in education with the Ogden Trust and the Your Life campaign, and is a STEM Ambassador.

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WOMEN IN TECH

Created by Maggie Berry, Women in Technology is dedicated to sharing news from, and supporting Women in Technology.

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DR LUCY ROGERS

Lucy is an inventor with a sense of fun. An engineer and fellow of the IMechE by training, she is adept at bringing ideas to life, from robot dinosaurs at a theme park to mini-mannequins for a dressmaker and even a fartometer for IBM!

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ANIMA ANANDKUMAR

Anima is the Bren Professor of Computing at California Institute of Technology. She is a director of Machine Learning research at NVIDIA. Her research considers tensor-algebraic methods, deep learning and non-convex problems.

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OCEAN RAMSEY

Ocean is a shark conservationist, biologist, research diver & professional PADI scuba instructor. She has travelled the world teaching diving & working with sharks and other marine life in research, conservation, and recreational projects.

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ANN MAKOSINSKI

Andini is a Canadian student inventor and public speaker. She won the Google Science Fair in 2013 for her thermoelectric flashlight. Her innovations in green energy inspire others to invent their own solutions.

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IRON RING GIRLS

Mina Dezyanian created IronRingGirls in 2016 with the hope of bringing together women in engineering. Since then the community has become one of strong, confident and supportive women helping each other to build their careers in the STEM profession.

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ROMA AGRAWAL

Roma Agrawal, MBE FICE is an Indian-British-American chartered structural engineer based in London. She has worked on several major engineering projects, including the Shard. Agrawal is also a diversity campaigner, championing women in engineering.

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DR. KHAN

Dr. Khan is a strong advocate for women in medicine. She has given lectures in several countries on gender workplace dynamics and contract negotiation strategies for women in healthcare. She currently practices and teaches critical care and neuro critical care medicine.

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LAURA MEDALIA

Laura Medalia is a software engineer and avid Instagram user. She majored in English, but taught herself code on the side. From college she got a job in a health tech startup. Laura shares how she crushes the coding stereotypes through her Instagram.

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GIRL KNOWS TECH

Marie is a research developer who graduated last year with a master's in machine learning. She is passionate about getting girls and women interested in tech and runs a blog called Girl Knows Tech, doing everything she can to expose tech to underrepresented minorities.

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TERESA AMBROSIO

Dr Teresa is a scientist holding a PhD in organic chemistry, founder and creator of women transforming science. She is on a mission to persuade more women to ignore stereotypes and follow their dreams to take up careers in the male-dominated world of STEM.

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SALLIE KRAWCHECK

Sallie is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, a digital financial advisor for women. She speaks passionately on the topics of closing the gender investing gap and financial feminism. She is the former head of Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division.

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TAYLOR

RICHARDSON

Taylor is an advocate, speaker, philanthropist and student at Spelman College. She hopes to become a doctor, scientist, and one of the first Black women to go to Mars. She focuses on shining a light on inclusion and diversity in STEM through philanthropy work. 

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NANCY BULLARD

Mrs. B teaches elementary school science in Charlotte, NC. She launched Mrs. B TV on TikTok and Instagram when Covid-19 closed schools in March 2020 to help her students with virtual science. Her viral science videos now impact millions around the world.

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ATHENE DONALD

Athene is a (now-retired) Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge and Master of Churchill College. She has previously been the University’s Gender Equality Champion. She frequently blogs about the issues facing women in academia and in the sciences more specifically. She has a book about women in science called 'Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science'.

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DR. AMY SHAH

Dr. Amy Shah is a double board-certified MD and nutrition expert. She writes books to empower the next generation of women with international best sellers “I’m So Effing Tieed” and “I’m So Effing Hungry”. Taking charge of mind and body health to empower women and families is her mission.

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TINA LASISI

Dr. Tina Lasisi is a biological anthropologist who studies the genetics and evolution of human pigmentation and scalp hair. She also works on science communication and education.

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 VICKI CHAN

Vicki Chan, MD is a Johns Hopkins/UCLA trained ophthalmologist. She has a passion for social media education and impact, combatting misinformation and disseminating accurate health information in an accessible, relatable way online.

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GAJAL KUMAR

Dr. Gajal Kumar is a Trauma/Critical Care Surgeon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a wife, and a mom to three young children.  Outside of surgery, she is a part time yoga instructor and an avid runner.  She has completed all six of the World Major Marathons, including 4 while pregnant. 

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CHLOE OSORIO

Chloe is a civil engineer in the power industry, a content creator, and public speaker. Her mission is to break stereotypes of women in STEM. Chloe founded #stompingoutstereotypes, which showcases that women in STEM are multifaceted, whatever that looks like to them.

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 MAJORA CARTER

Majora is a real estate developer who applies a talent-retention lens to neighborhood regeneration. She's quoted in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: "You don't have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one" which is the subtitle of her book, Reclaiming Your Community.

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MELANIE WINDRIDGE

Dr Melanie Windridge is a plasma physicist, speaker, writer... with a taste for adventure. She has a PhD in fusion energy from Imperial College London, is Founder and CEO of Fusion Energy Insights, and is the author of Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights.

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NAOMI TIMPERLEY

Naomi is the Co Founder of Tech North Advocates and GSI. She has bee in the top 50 Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018, 2019, 2020, 3rd most influential woman in 2021 and 4th in 2022. She has extensive experience working with start-ups and growth businesses particularly in the tech, digital and creative sectors. Naomi also sits on the board of charity Digital Inc and Social Enterprise PIE. 

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DR. DANIELLE TWUM

From Ghana, Dr. Danielle Twum received her PhD in Cancer Immunology from the
University at Buffalo where she studied the immunology of breast cancer metastasis. She is an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador, aimed at increasing the visibility of women in STEM as role models.

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JOAN MARIE

Joan Melendez Misner is an Engineer in the Space Industry and a part time Science Communicator. She strongly believes the more we encourage women to get into STEM, the easier it will be to break the stereotypes and barriers for Women in STEM.

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Maya Beano

Maya is a Jordanian scientist, artist and photographer. She uses experimental techniques to create dreamlike imagery that encourages us to slow down and reflect on the natural world and our place within it. Her work has been exhibited internationally in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and featured in numerous publications.

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Resham Kotecha

Resham is a policy specialist, a Cabinet Office appointed Social Mobility Commissioner, Head of Engagement for Women2Win, and sits on the Board of the Fawcett Society and the John Smith Centre. 

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