Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Feb 11 2025
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! The day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to encourage full and equal access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields for women. It’s a global effort to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment, which in science, where women continue to face barriers and biases, is crucial for building a better future for all.Celebrating this day involves breaking stereotypes, promoting role models to inspire girls, supporting women’s advancement through specific programs, and creating inclusive environments with fair policies and actions to promote inclusion and equality.Here are some books about women and girls in STEM that you can read to celebrate today:“My Mechanical Romance" by Alexene Farol FollmuthThis nerdy young adult romcom explores the challenges of being a woman in a predominantly male field when a teen girl’s talent for engineering forces her to join her high school’s robotics team.“The Love Hypothesis” by Ali HazelwoodA romcom where a fake relationship between scientists is consumed by the irresistible force of attraction, throwing a woman’s theories on love into chaos.“Transcendent Kingdom” by Yaa GyasiThis novel paints a moving picture of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression, addiction, and grief while a PhD candidate in her fifth year at Stanford University conducts experiments in an attempt to isolate the cause of addiction. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca SklootThis biography tells the story of a Black woman, Henrietta Lacks, who died of an aggressive cervical cancer and the ethical issues that arose with the nonconsensual use of her cells, which were discovered to be immortal.“All We Can Save” edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. WilkinsonIlluminating essays from dozens of women at the forefront of the climate movement in the United States–scientists, journalists, farmers, lawyers, teachers, activists, innovators, designers–aiming to create a more solution-oriented conversation about the climate crisis.
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