Celebrating International Women’s Day with Women on a Mission
Today is International Women’s Day, and with a theme of “Be Bold for Change,” we decided to reach out to some female makers who are effecting real, impactful change on the world.
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15 Year Old Starts Her Own Upcycled Jewelry Nonprofit
To Green and Beyond’s upcycled papercraft jewelry funds women’s charities and education around the world.
Everything About This “Beautiful Woman Soldering” Stock Photo Is Wrong
Insinuating that women don’t know how to solder perpetuates a gender divide that we should have overcome long ago.
Why We’re Still Talking About Gender in STEM on Ada’s 200th Birthday
Ada Lovelace turns 200 today. In her honor, let’s talk about how the current STEM field treats women — and what we can do about it.
LED Dress Wows Daily Show, Promotes Google Coding Initiative for Women
Google and Zac Posen designed a light-up LED dress to promote Made with Code, a new non-profit inspiring more young girls to learn computer science.
Facilitating Gender Parity: One Engineering School’s Journey
Joseph Helble, dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, talks diversity in engineering classes, and how to achieve it.
Why It’s Good for Everyone When Your Makerspace Is More Inclusive
There is a rather large gender gap in the makerspace community; one that has mirrored the well-documented gaps in various STEM fields, and while some proactive spaces have increased their efforts to support inclusivity, it has proven to be an uphill battle for others. It’s achievable though, with many examples (such as Artisan’s Asylum welding courses and the […]
