How Many Female Scientists Can You Name?

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[irill]

Why did nobody mention Marie Curie haha?

[Jmonkley]

Marie Curie, rosalind franklin, and jane goodall are an easy $15

[jamaikadiekiwi]

Here are some awesome scientist, that first came to mind: Rosalin Franklin, Marie Curie & Irene Curie, Lise Meitner, Jane Goodall, Christiane Nüsslein Vollhardt, Diana Fossi, Ada Lovelace, Sally Ride, Mary Anning, ...

[palymartinez]

This was great. Weirdly no one mentioned Marie curie!

[chulzzz]

Cool concept with the scooter and pay to learn. Lots of topics could be introduced. nice

[teghanshaer]

Link from my school textbook took me here. Had to manually type out the entire URL, and I’d say, great video! :)

[ladywhyasker]

Not the best selection of female scientists since half of them are not so established (yet) and only American.
Some good names to know which are on par with some of the most known male scientists in my opinion are:
Emmy Noether, a German mathematician who derived important equations that helped Einstein for his general theory of relativity,
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the astronomer /astrophysicist who found out what the Universe is made of,
Rosalind Franklin, an English chemist who discovered the structure of DNA,
Chien-Shiung Wu (yes! amazing how the "First Lady of Physics" is not well known), a Chinese-American experimental physicist who devised a famous experiment related to atoms that proved and laid some foundation for nuclear physics,
(Marie Curie, of course, )
and many others such as Lisa Randall, Tu Youyou, Ada Lovelace, Hedy Lamarr, etc.
Nice idea but up your game SoulPancake! <3

[radiowallofsound]

Study science. Work extra hours. Be relocated. Close the pay gap

[brandonflorida]

You have the wrong goal. You shouldn't try to get people into a field. You should try to make sure that people have the opportunity to go into whatever field THEY choose.

[lilychu]

I know female scientists in my field but was trying to name people outside and it was harder. I tend to remember their achievements rather than their names. For example, the woman who invented Kevlar (Stephanie Kwolek, for bulletproof jackets) and the woman who won the Nobel Prize for re-discovering the use of arteminisin for malaria (Youyou Tu). For an ancient example, I would have brought up Hypatia. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Rachael Carson (Silent Spring, mother of the environmental movement), Hope Jahren, . Sometimes women work in conjunction with their husbands and are forgotten but now are getting more recognition: e.g. Antoine Lavoisier's wife, Marie Paulze Lavoisier. In some cases, their husbands even gave them credit for their work but the greater society ignored it at the time.

[AtuOma]

Marie Curie because she's widely known
Ada Lovelace because I'm a programmer.
welp... that's all i know :/

[jared]

What I know: Albert Einstein, Issac Newton, Edison Tesla, Bill Nye, and I think Galileo

[danandbands]

Marie Curie and Jane Goodall are the only I could think of

[elephantzik]

Soooo, my first thought was Marie Curie. I see you guys mentioned her a few times. But did everyone forget that Mayim Bialik (Amy Farrah Fowler from the big bang theory ) is really a neuroscientist? and she is a great advocate for women working in STEM?

[restlesscrow]

As long as the people competent and NOT socially forced yes

[toribaker]

Annie Jump Cannon, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Cecilia Payne, Sally Ride. 25$!

[edgartorres]

I legit never even thought of the idea of female scientists that's sad

[awall]

I could only name a couple, Marie Curie and Doctor Jess Wade.

[gagewaterhouse]

Ngl, the only scientist I know of in general is Albert...

[WhatIsItToBurn]

So, I am a male scientist. I actually work in a STEM field (In Atmospheric Sciences)
Men and women both have the SAME opportunities to get into science. The thing is, women are less interested in sciences as a career choice. You should look up the STEM paradox. It shows that in societies which have a higher rate of equality, women are less likely to choose to do STEM fields. In a society where we encourage men and women equally to go into science, should we try and force women into sciences or let them do what they choose to? Just like we don't encourage men to go into university (women are the majority) or men into teaching (women are the majority). I say let people do what they are interested in. When I do outreach, I encourage EVERYONE, not just one sex.