STEM Field Facts
Computer Science
Name the movie reference: "The limit does not exist"
Mean Girls
What is the most common STEM career for women?
This British primatologist and anthropologist is renowned for her extensive studies of chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania, shedding light on their social and familial interactions.
Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?
The percentage of women in the workforce specifically in the STEM sector is:
Under 30% but fluctuates annually
This powerful film is based on the lives of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan, the trailblazing mathematicians who brought astronauts to the moon, what is it called?
Hidden Figures
How many women have won Nobel Prizes in science?
20
She is a British chemist who was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA. She is also an example of the need for equity in STEM.
Rosalind Franklin
Almost 200 years ago the first computer programmer was born. What was her name?
Ada Lovelace
This percentage of women in STEM say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace.
>50%
Name the move reference: "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Jurassic Park
What percent of women in the workforce hold stem positions?
27%
Who was the first woman to go to space?
Valentina Tereshkova
She was denied tenure from Ontario Universities twice because she had a husband and family. She is known as the first person to study wild giraffes.
Anne Innis Dagg
The percentage of POC Women in STEM is:
<34%
Everyone's favorite science teacher, Miss Frizzle, has a side kick that sits on her shoulder, what animal is he?
Lizard
Women make up what percent of STEM industry CEOs?
3%
Marie Curie won her Nobel Prize for her work on what?
Radioactivity
She studied and taught complex geometries at Stanford University. She is the only woman in history to receive a Fields Medal (most prestigious award in Mathematics).
Maryam Mirzakhani
This percentage of female students choose to study STEM before high school
21%
Who is the female astrophysicist that appears in the Thor franchise?
Jane Foster
What year did the first woman win a Nobel Prize in science?
1903
I am a mathematician who calculated the trajectories of Apollo 11, the mission which enabled man to take his first steps on the Moon. Who am I?
Katherine Johnson
She recently won the Nobel Prize for her work in the COVID-19 vaccine.
Katalin Kariko