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Women remain underrepresented in the scientific community, as they make up less than 30% of the world’s researchers according to the United Nations. While research has shown that girls start doubting their abilities to take on male-dominated roles at a very young age, podcasts can be a great way to encourage them to overcome the many institutional and cultural challenges of being a woman in science. Here is a selection of four podcasts to listen to in observance of this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
“Beyond the Microscope”
We often imagine scientists as being cartoonish, eccentric figures with wild hair playing with tubes in a lab. People who are not like us. “” challenges this perception by sharing the voices of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). An episode of the series, hosted by Lindsay Claiborn and Mumu Xu, focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with Dr. Joy Wolfram, who heads the Nanomedicine and Extracellular Vesicles Laboratory at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Who’s afraid of big scary science now?
“The Lady Science”
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These past seven years, the “” magazine has made it its mission to investigate and critique the oppressive structures of institutionalized science that women in the milieu faced in the past and even nowadays. Its podcast series takes a deep dive on topics addressed in the magazine, as well as current events related to women in science and pop culture. A recent episode finds hosts Anna Reser, Leila McNeill, and Rebecca Ortenberg discussing the rise of modern domestic engineering in the early 20th century.
“Talk Nerdy”
