Women in STEM

STEM Field Facts

100

This field is tied with engineering for the largest gender disparity in STEM.

Computer Science 

200

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

Under 30% but fluctuates annually 

300

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

>50%

400

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

21%

500

The percentage of POC Women in STEM is: 

<34% 

Pop Culture Science

100

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

Mean Girls

200

This fictional character's actress from The Big Bang Theory has a PHD in real life in neuroscience from UCLA - also the love interest of Sheldon Cooper

Amy Farrah Fowler (acceptable answer would also be Amy)

300

Who is the Princess of Wakanda, the lead scientist, and the younger sister of King T'Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? She designed advanced vibranium technology 

Shuri (Black Panther)

400

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

Jane Foster

500

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

Lizard

STEM Field Facts pt. 2

100

What is the most common STEM career for women?

Psychologist

200

How many women have won Nobel Prizes in science?

20

300

What percent of women in the workforce hold stem positions?

27%

400

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

1903

500

Women make up what percent of STEM industry CEOs?

3%

Women in STEM

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 

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

300

Who was the first woman to go to space?

Valentina Tereshkova

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

500

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

Radioactivity

Women in STEM pt. 2

100

Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie

200

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

Ada Lovelace

300

I designed the CRISPR technology responsible for editing genes

Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier (both or either one is fine)

400

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

Katalin Kariko 

500

I was the first American woman to go to space

Sally Ride