ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 5. Immigrant & International Women in Science

Posted on October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 by Stephanie

Immigrant & International Women in Science

Location: Canada

Immigrant & International Women in Science is a not-for-profit formed in 2018 as a collaborative network to support immigrant and international women in STEM through mentorship and other programmes. They run a Voices without Frontiers program to raise awareness of the challenges faced by the women in their network and hold monthly meetings, and regular events.

You can follow their work here:

Twitter: @IWS_Network
Facebook: facebook.com/IWSNetworkCanada
YouTube: IWS Network
LinkedIn: Immigrant and International Women in Science
Website: iwsnetwork.ca

Further reading

• Why immigrant women are struggling to get work in Vancouver’s tech hub, Laura Sciarpelletti, CBC News, 31 December 2019
• Women and girls in science – still an uphill climb, Daniela Cohen, The Source, 3 February 2020

ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Advocates: 4. Dr Lakshmi Ramachandran

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Dr Lakshmi Ramachandran

Location: Singapore

Lakshmi is a Programme Manager at Duke-NUS Medical School responsible for the Cancer ImmunoTherapy Imaging Programme, where she also manages the Women in Science Career Advancement Programme. She trained as a keynote speaker and coach to talk about the challenge of retaining women in STEM careers and explore ways retention can be improved, after her own experiences returning to a career. Lakshmi has written a memoir cookbook, Roomies/Foodies, and collaborates with the STEM Advocacy Institute on their Stories In Science initiative.

You can follow her work here:

Twitter: @lakshmiashwin
Facebook: facebook.com/drlakshmispeaks
Instagram: @drlakshmispeaks
YouTube: DrLakshmiSpeaks
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lakshmiramachandranphd
Website: drlakshmispeaks.com

Further reading

• We Need More Women In Science Changing The World (video), Ideas & Inspiration, 20 July 2018
• Human Narratives in Science: The Power of Storytelling, Fanuel J. Muindi, Lakshmi Ramachandran and Jessica W Tsai, Trends in Molecular Medicine, January 2020
• A scientist who seeks to lend a hand to the achievements of women in science (original in Tamil), K. Janarthanan, Tamil Murasu, 11 February 2020
• Motherhood in crisis – overcoming stress and finding joy, Nua Woman, 8 May 2020

ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 4. Tech Girls Movement

Posted on October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 by Stephanie

Tech Girls Movement

Location: Australia

The Tech Girls Movement was founded on International Women’s Day in 2014. They focus on encouraging girls into STEM with books that have real-life female role models, and have given a phenomenal 80,000 free books to schools across Australia. They also run a number of activities and programmes, such as the TechGirls Competition, Robotics Workshops and Academy for Enterprising Girls.

You can follow their work here:

Twitter: @TGAsuperheroes
Facebook: facebook.com/techgirlsmovement
Instagram: @techgirlsaresuperheroes
YouTube: Tech Girls Are Superheroes
Website: techgirlsmovement.org

Further reading

• Superheroes of STEM use powers of ‘storytelling’ to inspire girls, Jennifer O’Brien, CIO, 9 August 2018
• Girls learning they can do anything, Michelle Mexon, Dungog Chronicle, 12 March 2019
• ‘Tech heroes’ inspire female uptake in STEM, Brett Henebery, The Educator Australia, 4 September 2019
• Free online workshop teaches girls to stay safe online, Education Today, 26 August 2020

ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Advocates: 3. Dr Emma Burrows

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Dr Emma Burrows

Location: Australia

Emma is a neuroscientist and change agent for equity in STEM. She leads a team at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health researching genetic mutations in disorders such as autism. She is also a board director of Women in STEMM Australia, co-founder of Women in Science Parkville Precinct, a science communicator, and mentor for early-stage researchers.

You can follow her work here:

Twitter: @embws
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/embws
Website: emmaburrows.net

Further reading

• With a Direct Line into your brain, Emma Burrows Joins RealScientists!, Sarah Morgan, RealScientists, 7 September 2014
• Dr Emma Burrows, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
• Emma Burrows, STEM Women

ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Organisations: 3 Women in STEMM Australia

Posted on October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 by Stephanie

Women in STEMM Australia

Location: Australia

Women in STEMM Australia is a not-for-profit association for women in STEM, who advocate for gender equity and equality. They run a blog where STEM leaders talk about their careers and thoughts on diversity and inclusion, and profile Australian Women in STEM. They also have a list of groups they collaborate with and advise, in particular other women in STEM organisations.

You can follow their work here:

Twitter: @WomenSciAUST
Facebook: facebook.com/womeninscienceaustralia
Instagram: @womeninstemmau
LinkedIn: Women in STEMM Australia
Website: womeninscienceaust.org

Further reading

• The Eight Australian Women Who Are Shaking Up The World Of Science, Rhys McKay, Marie Claire Australia, 10 January 2020
• Women in STEM in 2020 and beyond, SThree, 12 February 2020
• The importance of female mentors in STEM, Pearson
• The Social Science – from startup to small business success, Business Victoria