Who gets named in science? 🔬🧬🔭🧪 Our study, led by @cam.ac.uk researchers, found that of 181 scientists named in UK school science specifications for ages 16–18, only THREE were women. Women have shaped science. It's time their contributions were recognised! 💜✨ #IncludeHer #WomenInSTEM

New research from the @includeher.bsky.social team, led by researchers at @cam.ac.uk 💜✨

University of Cambridge@cam.ac.uk · 2w ago

86 scientists are featured in GCSE exam specifications for science. But only one is a woman. Researchers from @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @cambridgeastro.bsky.social @kicc-cambridge.bsky.social say this could be contributing to girls dropping STEM subjects at 16 👇 https://bit.ly/4yYfaKi

Of the 86 scientists mentioned by name in UK GCSE science specifications, studied by all 14-16 year olds, only ONE is a woman. #ChemSky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds

A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.

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86 scientists are featured in GCSE exam specifications for science. But only one is a woman. Researchers from @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @cambridgeastro.bsky.social @kicc-cambridge.bsky.social say this could be contributing to girls dropping STEM subjects at 16 👇 https://bit.ly/4yYfaKi

Did you know science stories we repeat, often omit women? 😬 #IncludeHer is developing workshops to counter these narratives ✨ 📘 curriculum-aligned + evidence-based 👩‍🏫 teacher professional dev options Follow us to stay tuned for more details! #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #STEMEducation

New episode in time for #IWD where I get to talk to @astrokatross.bsky.social about the work of #IncludeHer - giving credit where credit is due for the science we're learning about today. australianhighlights.com.au/katross

Happy International Women's Day! We at #IncludeHer strive to ensure that #WomenInSTEM are visible in our high school curricula 💜 @astrokatross.bsky.social spoke with the amazing folks at Australian Highlights about our mission! Give it a listen here: australianhighlights.com.au/katross #IWD25

Australian Highlights

and celebrating the people behind them

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Check out this fantastic thread! 🧵💜

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)@drspacejunk.bsky.social · 2y ago

Let's celebrate some scientists on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! I decided to search Trove, the magnificent newspaper database of the National Library of Australia, to see what I found. I used 'woman scientist' as the search term. 🧪 #WomenInSTEM

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧬🪐🧑‍🔬✨ A huge shout out to all the #WomenInSTEM for being amazing every day of the year 💪 Learn about some the incredible women scientists and their work at includeher.au/resources

#IncludeHer - Resources

We are in the process of creating resources for educators and broader public to use in the classroom and share with their community. To get you started, here is an Encyclopaedia of Women Scientists we...

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"You learn a lot in hindsight, and while I didn’t realise it at the time, my high school physics teacher, a woman, had a huge impact on my motivation to pursue a career in physics." - @astronerdika.bsky.social, on how impactful role models are Read more: www.spaceaustralia.com/opinions/its...

@astronerdika.bsky.social is one of our incredible team members who has been with #IncludeHer since the start. She's written an incredible summary and opinion piece with @spaceausdotcom.bsky.social with everything you need to know about our paper 🔥

SpaceAustralia.com@spaceaustralia.com · 3y ago

Researchers recently published a shocking statistic about the Australian education science curricula - a clear bias in the gender representation of scientists. @astronerdika.bsky.social writes about the importance of the @includeher.bsky.social movement. www.spaceaustralia.com/opinions/its... 🧪👩‍🔬

We're Behind The News! Thanks to ABC BTN for the amazing video of the impacts of our recent paper! Check out the fab interview below (including some surprise appearances from a couple of our authors!) www.abc.net.au/btn/classroo... #WomenInSTEM

Female Scientist School Curriculum Representation - Behind The News

When you learn about the achievements and discoveries of scientists, how many are women?

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Check out this paper! ✨ This research is outside my usual bubble, but is something I’m passionate about: #ScienceEducation and #WomenInSTEM We did a study and found a clear gender bias in senior high school science curricula across Australia 😱 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Out of 150 mentions of scientists in Australian STEM school curricula, only 1 is a woman. What century are we living in?? Check out the research article published today by the incredible group @includeher.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Research is truly collaborative, and our study was no different. Our team is from all around the country for various institutions and backgrounds. What we have in common? A passion for STEM and STEM education! 💜 #IncludeHer #WomenInSTEM

🚨Paper alert!🚨 Our IncludeHer paper is live 📝 #WomenInSTEM

This is really disappointing. Women in STEM rock and need more acknowledgment.

IncludeHer@includeher.bsky.social · 3y ago

Let's break down our research across the states and territories. Only QLD and SA/NT curricula make any mentions of female scientists. 1 female scientist. Any guesses who?

We studied high school STEM curricula to explore the representation of male & female scientists in these courses. We also checked if a name was mentioned because it's about the *person* (scientist) or if it's a law/idea *named after* the person (concept). The results vary dramatically!

Out of the 145 scientists mentioned in the high school curricula we studied, only 1 female scientist was named. Rosalind Franklin. This is a problem, and we are working with education depts. To fix this Learn about our mission at includeher.au

Let's break down our research across the states and territories. Only QLD and SA/NT curricula make any mentions of female scientists. 1 female scientist. Any guesses who?

We did some research on senior school science curricula across Australia. We looked at Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science 🧬🧪✨🪴 And what we found was both alarming and disappointing. Only 1 female scientist is mentioned across all courses 😱

Huge congrats to @astrokatross.bsky.social for starting the @includeher.bsky.social movement (trust me - go and follow!) with their research published in the Australian Journal of Education regarding the lack of women scientists in the Australian school curriculum and the plan to change this! 🔭🧪👩‍🔬

Only one female scientist is mentioned in Australian high school science curricula

Australian high school science courses are failing to mention the contributions of women in science subjects, according to new research.

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It's our research in the news!

Where are the women? High school STEM curriculum pushes ‘lone male genius’ narrative

A study of curriculums for year 11 and 12 science subjects across the country found only three states mention the work of a female scientist in their coursework – and she was from Britain.

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Science is a *human* endeavour. And yet, we continue to teach students as if it were only a *male* endeavour. We're trying to change that. Welcome to #IncludeHer! We're a not-for-profit working to correct gender biases in science education, follow along to learn about our research!