Equality
First country to give women the right to vote? And in which year?
New Zealand in 1893
What’s the name of the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize? How old was she at the time? And in which year was she awarded it?
Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan, aged 17 in 2014
What is the theme for International Women's Day 2022?
#BreakTheBias
This famous aviation pioneer, who later disappeared during a flight around the world, once served as a visiting faculty member at Purdue University and advised its aeronautics program.
Ameilia Earhart
Who directed the 2023 blockbuster movie Barbie?
Greta Gerwig
Which country has the highest representation of women on the Board of Directors?
Norway : 44% of women on the Board of Directors
Which famous actress recently started the « He for She » UN campaign for gender equality? In what year did she launch this campaign?
Emma Watson in 2014
Can you guess the name of the first woman to travel in space?
Valentina Tereshkova in 16 June 1963
Purdue's first woman in space
Janice Voss
According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth?
Pandora
As of year 2017, How many countries were led by women ?
16 countries (out of 193 countries)
• 9 in Europe : United Kingdom, Germany, Croatia, Poland, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Switzerland, Estonia • 3 in Africa : Liberia, Mauritius, Namibia • 2 in Asia : Bangladesh, Nepal • 1 on the American continent : Chile • 1 in Oceania : Marshall Islands
Who was the first woman chief minister of India?
Sucheta Kripalani in 1963.
“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” Who said this famous quote?
Serena Williams Famous Professional Tennis Player
In what year did women first enroll at Purdue University?
1874
Zendaya won two Emmy Awards for her role in which HBO series?
Euphoria
The United Nations officially adopted International Women's Day in what year?
1975
As the first computer programmer in history, she assisted Charles Babbage and found that a computing machine can do more than mere calculations.
Ada Lovelace
When was International Women's Day first celebrated?
28th February 1909
This Purdue alumna became a WNBA player and later head coach for Purdue Women’s Basketball.
Stephanie White
This female artist became the most Grammy-awarded artist in history in 2023.
Beyonce
True or False?
Fifty-eight percent of college graduates are women
True! :O
Ruling the golden era of Hollywood, this American actress was actually a genius inventor and conceptualized "frequency hopping" which is one of the foundations of the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies we use today.
Hedy Lamarr
Who were the first ones to organize International Women's Day?
The Socialist Party of America
This Purdue alumna was the first woman to serve as president of the National Academy of Engineering.
Frances Arnold
Which singer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Lady Gaga