Girls in STEM: World news
Unearth Women: THE FIRST MOTHER-DAUGHTER PILOT DUO IN HISTORY
Unearth Women: Аviation—like much of the travel industry—remains a male-dominated space. Even in 2019, female pilots still only account for an estimated 4.4 percent (or 6,994) of commercial pilots in the US and UK, according to the Centre for Aviation. Recently, aviation history was made when passenger Dr. John Watrel learned that the duo piloting his Delta Boeing 757 flight was in fact a mother and daughter.
TECH.LIGA: Ukrainian Schoolgirl Received 500K Hryvnias. Her Gadget Can Save Lives
TECH.LIGA: Ukrainian schoolgirl Anastasia Kononenko has received a state grant of UAH 500,000 for the development of her invention. A schoolgirl came up with a device that saves lives in a confined space. For example, it automatically shuts off the climate control inside a closed car. This, in turn, can save the lives of children and animals that are trapped inside a car. [Rus.]
BZH.LIFE: Ukrainian Woman Enters the Rating Young Innovators According to a U.S. University
BZH.LIFE: Ukrainian Olga Dudchenko enters "35 innovators under 35" rating according to the American University MIT Technology Review. She has developed a new method of genome-wide ordering. [Ukr.]
AIN.UA: DeepTrait, a Ukrainian Startup, Has Raised $300,000 for Genome Analysis Technology
AIN.UA: Ukrainian startup DeepTrait received $300,000 as the seed funding. This was reported in a press release of the company. DeepTrait creates tools for genome analysis using artificial intelligence. [Rus.]
HAPPY MONDAY TALKS: Is IT a Male Work? Oh C'Mon! Four Stories About Female Programmers
HAPPY MONDAY TALKS: Anastasiia Krekoten, Maria Zeidina, Krystyna Petryva and Olha Kulikova tell how they got into the industry, faced gender stereotypes, and what tips they can give to newcomers. [Rus.]
THEORY AND PRACTICE: Mathematicians and Engineers: How Things Are With Women Who Work in STEM Fields
Theory and practice: According to the Education at a Glance survey, in 2013 in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, among the bachelorate graduates there are 58% women. The trend starts at school: 55% of those who graduated in 2015 in OECD countries are girls. More than this, sociologists have found that women who go to university are more likely to finish it than men. The number of men and women earning PhDs is almost equal: 52% and 48% respectively. American media started even talking about the fact that men in universities tend to become a minority. However, it is too early to declare women's final educational emancipation: there are still much fewer women in the exact sciences and technical specialties than men. T&P has gathered figures and facts about "glass ceilings." [Rus.]
DELO.UA: At the Gene Level: How Myhelix Startup Monetizes Biotechnology
DELO.UA: Myhelix is a Ukrainian biotech startup founded in 2016 by geneticists Daryna Loseva, Ruslana Shadrina, and their colleagues. The company creates personal nutrition and lifestyle recommendations for customers based on analysis of DNA test results. Delo.ua has talked to Myhelix co-founder Daryna Loseva about the prospects of Ukrainian science, the company's entry into the US market, and the future of biotechnology. [Rus.]
HAPPY MONDAY TALKS: How Do Women Feel in It? Anna Stetsenko Talks About "Male" Careers, Discrimination, and Gender Stereotypes
HAPPY MONDAY TALKS: There are many gender stereotypes, both for women and for men. But when it comes to careers, including in IT, women still have lots of challenges. We talk with Anna Stetsenko, of Indigo - Tech Recruiters, an IT recruitment company, about the obstacles women face in business and careers, founder. [Rus.]
ALEV: Women Code Better Than Men as Long as No One Knows They Are Women
ALEV: Unexpected gender preference has been identified by researchers at the California Polytechnic State University and University of North Carolina: it turns out that women have outperformed men in computer programming. [Rus.]