STEM Field Facts
Pop Culture Science
STEM Field Facts pt. 2
Women in STEM
Women in STEM pt. 2
100
This field is tied with engineering for the largest gender disparity in STEM.

Computer Science 

100

Name the movie reference: "The limit does not exist"

Mean Girls

100

What is the most common STEM career for women?

Psychologist
100

This British primatologist and anthropologist is renowned for her extensive studies of chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania, shedding light on their social and familial interactions.

Jane Goodall 
100

Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie
200

The percentage of women in the workforce specifically in the STEM sector is: 

Under 30% but fluctuates annually 

200

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

200

How many women have won Nobel Prizes in science?

20

200

I am a British chemist who was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA. I'm also an example of the need for equity in STEM.

Rosalind Franklin

200

Almost 200 years ago the first computer programmer was born. What was her name?

Ada Lovelace

300

This percentage of women in STEM say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace. 

>50%

300

Name the move reference: "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

Jurassic Park

300

What percent of women in the workforce hold stem positions?

27%

300

Who was the first woman to go to space?

Valentina Tereshkova

300

I was denied tenure from Ontario Universities twice because I had a husband and family.

Anne Innis Dagg

400

This percentage of female students choose to study STEM before high school 

21%

400

Who is the female astrophysicist that appears in the Thor franchise?

Jane Foster

400

What year did the first woman win a Nobel Prize in science?

1903

400

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

400

I recently won the Nobel Prize for my work in the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Katalin Kariko 

500

The percentage of POC Women in STEM is: 

<34% 

500

Everyone's favorite science teacher, Miss Frizzle, has a side kick that sits on her shoulder, what animal is he?

Lizard

500

Women make up what percent of STEM industry CEOs?

3%

500

Marie Curie won her Nobel Prize for her work on what?

Radioactivity

500

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