Carnegie Celebrates International Women's Day

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We asked scientists from all six of our research departments and our administrative headquarters to reflect on issues related to women in science and tell us about their scientific heroes and mentors.
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Yesterday, we celebrated the women of Carnegie—from historical luminaries like Vera Rubin, who confirmed the existence of dark matter, and Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Barbara McClintock; to the amazing staff scientists, postdocs, and technicians who push our discovery science into the future every day; to the administrative and technical support staff who keep this place running; and the executives who guide our institutional priorities.

We asked scientists from all six of our research departments and our administrative headquarters to reflect on issues related to women in science, including equal representation, scientific outreach programs for girls, and STEM teachers inspiring the next generation, as well as to tell us about their scientific heroes and mentors.

They replied with the kind of thoughtful and provocative answers that we would expect from our incredible investigators. Their responses challenged, thrilled, and touched us. We particularly loved the number of people who selected other Carnegie scientists as their heroes, naming both those like McClintock who predated their own time here, but also peers such as Rubin, our President Emerita Maxine Singer, and staff scientist Alycia Weinberger.

We hope you'll enjoy their perspectives as much as we did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Image Caption: Women scientists, technicians, and support staff at Carnegie's BBR campus, home to our Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and Geophysical Laboratory. Photograph is courtesy of Roberto Molar Candanosa.