American women have contributed countless inventions and discoveries to the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in the United States. You may know the stories of women like Dorothea Dix, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Grace Hopper.
Join us and be inspired by women working in STEM today.
They are being systematically erased from U.S. government websites. We won’t let them be lost.
We are crowdsourcing - tell us your story! (Click the menu icon to send us a story. We will NEVER share your email address.)
Do you have a way for us to donate to this cause?
ReplyDeleteThat’s very generous! I’m working out a way to support the cause, with 100% of anything raised going to support content contributors and someone to manage a more fully functioning website :)
DeleteWe want to donate too! Just found out about your site on IG.
DeleteI'm a fellow woman in STEM and would like to donate and contribute to this cause.
DeleteHappy to volunteer, experience with web design, comms, speak Spanish, and English. Work in tech industry with plenty of incredible women in STEM.
DeletePLEASE provide donation link!!!! This is important work, thank you!!!
DeleteI want to donate too! Smash the patriarchy! Go women in STEM!
DeleteWhat about taking all this fired up talents and creating a STEM centered newsletter for elementary teachers!
DeleteI am a woman in STEM, and I want to contribute and/or donate! I have a degree in Computer Science and am a technical support fellow specializing in PLM software at a $20+ billion USD software company. Women’s contributions to STEM (and the world at large) should not be forgotten!
DeleteThank you for creating this site! I hate that you have to go to such lengths because men are so fragile!!
ReplyDeleteI’m a straight white cis male and I’m especially thankful for your stories so I can share them with my sons.
Thank you for your invaluable contributions that I benefit from regularly. Thank you for doing the extra work to make sure your story is told!!
We remain with you, supporting and cheering you on!
Though empty words, I’m compelled to say I’m sorry as a group, men have been oppressors.
Please keep up the efforts and tell your stories. We are here benefitting from your work and rooting for your success!!
This is incredible. How do I donate?
ReplyDeleteI think it might be good to add link buttons to social media platforms to spread this website, or/and even create profiles on such media (e.g. bluesky, instagram). People looking for this kind of information will surely find your webpage, but I think it would also be good to pop up in feeds for anyone so they can learn and be aware.
ReplyDeleteI sent a message to the page about running a social media page for them! I'm hoping to hear back about it :)
DeleteHi, Mackenzie! This is, so far, a solo endeavor so it’s taking a minute to get back to everyone, will take all the generous help we can get.
DeleteGreat idea and tell us all what we can do to help! Woman in STEM here
ReplyDeleteContent! I’m trying to get back to everyone who’s offered to help with content. Stories are the biggest way to help rn :)
DeleteAwesome idea. Is there a way to donate?
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to see this website develop. But a massive ally of women in STEM! Saw the Instagram of you setting up this website! And want to do everything I can to support it. Anything I can do to help! I’m going to be telling everyone about this website!!
ReplyDeleteI have some great friends who are women in STEM and I am appalled at what’s going on. I stand with you!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI am currently pursuing my master’s in crisis and strategic communication. In 2023, I became a mother for the first time—and almost immediately, I was consumed by Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD). It’s a common but devastating illness, one that remains deeply misunderstood, stigmatized, and shamefully underfunded.
ReplyDeleteFor 42 weeks, my OBGYN suspected I had PMAD but didn’t know how to tell me. The night I gave birth, she told my husband instead—because she couldn’t find the words to tell me directly. And he, uncertain of how to bring it up, didn’t tell me either. So for three weeks, I spiraled in panic and paranoia, completely alone, until a friend finally took me aside and shared her own PMAD experience. That moment changed everything. It wasn’t just my suffering that haunted me—it was the silence.
That silence—the failure of communication—kept me from receiving the care I desperately needed. But it also became my purpose.
For my master’s project in crisis and strategic communication, I am developing a crisis communication plan and community engagement strategy designed to bridge the dangerous gaps in PMAD awareness. This plan can be used by the perinatal community, healthcare professionals, families, friends, religious leaders, and beyond to break the stigma and equip people with the language and tools to talk about PMAD openly. My goal is to empower communities everywhere through effective communication and use social analytics to better understand the needs of perinatal people.
No one should suffer in silence.
Love this! Happy to donate - tell me how!
ReplyDeletePlease let us know how to help fund this! Maybe even create an insta account as well? I am all about the noise.
ReplyDeleteI am not in the US, I am not in STEM, but this hurts ALL OF US.
Yes, it does affect all of us :( TY for the generous offer. Right now this is a so'o endeavor but I’m trying to figure out how people can support, with 100% going to pay content contributors and someone to create and run a full-fledged website.
DeleteThis is fantastic! I can’t wait to see how this pans out. I’m here for the uplifting of #womeninstem and staying for the discomfort it will cause men with fragile egos 🍿💪🏽
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DeleteJust wanted to chime in, I'm a man in IT, nearing retirement. I've had multiple female bosses and as a management type I've managed many incredibly talented and outstanding women. I cannot for the life of me understand why men cannot respect the contributions of women. Do these guys not have wives and daughters and sisters and nieces? I have a 20 year old daughter in college and fear for her future.
ReplyDeleteHi! I’m STEM adjacent (run a business unit in a tech company)- how can I help? Can I donate? Spread awareness?
ReplyDeleteYes. 💙 please help spread awareness. Share Rose DF’s story, send any women in tech facing similar to share their stories. I’m trying to figure out how folks can support, with the vision of 100% going to content contributors and am amazing, fully featured website that does women in STEM justice!
DeleteI see a lot of people asking about how we can donate. Please feel free to reply so I can help as well. Life finds a way.💙💙
ReplyDeleteLove this so much!!! I’m not in STEM, but i’m a woman who believes in the power of women! My expertise is in grammar and language, let me know if i can help write or proof-read bios for the site!
ReplyDeleteSTEM librarian here! Happy to help save the data and stories for future generations of women steminists!
ReplyDeleteYes, would love your thoughts on how we do that. Steminists!
DeleteWoman in CS here - happy to help!
ReplyDeleteOne thing I noticed is that http://womeninstem.us doesn't automatically redirect to www.womeninstem.us so if you just type womeninstem.us into the url bar, the page doesn't load. I can probably give suggestions on how to fix this based on what platform you're using! Also happy to donate or support in other ways.
Hi, Sarah. Would love tech help, please. I’m solo rn, trying to get back to all who’ve offered to help.
Deletehttps://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1233387?hl=en&ref_topic=6321959&sjid=2566403156296113514-EU That’s the walkthrough for setting up your custom domain (which will address the redirect problem). 👍🏻
DeleteI’m just going to go and look for how to get your SSL up and running too….
https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/6284029?hl=en&sjid=2566403156296113514-EU SSL info in case it’s useful (When I first landed on this site, it said ‘not secure’, although now I’m logged in, it’s ok… 🤔)
DeleteThanks for doing this! I look forward to reading the posts
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DeleteHello, how can we best help or donate to this cause? Work in STEM!
ReplyDeleteWe need bumper stickers with a link to this website. By the way, the link only works for me if I go to your threads post and click on it. If I enter is manually or copy and paste it, it doesn’t work. Not sure why.
ReplyDeleteHi, Steffi - I was having major troubles with the URL, as I am not a techie. Getting things sorted out slowly, and grateful for all the support. Bumper stickers would be amazing - adding to the list.
DeleteLove that you have set this up to fight back against the attack by all those with bruised fragile masculinity who are trying to suppress the amazing achievements that women in STEM. I am an accountant who has worked along with many businesses in energy, pharmaceuticals, and other fields science - and the more diverse the workforce, the better those businesses have performed.
ReplyDeleteWell done to all those involved and hoping that we might be able reverse some of the pushback you have all suffered from recently
Only about 23% of engineers in the US are women. I worry about all the ideas, perspectives, and opportunities we leave behind when we don’t make an effort to show the stories of women in STEM. Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteWoman in STEM here. Let us know how to contribute: tasks, webpage recovery, recruitment, financial. We are here for this! Most of us came up in male-dominated spaces. We thrive there. We do leading-edge STEM there. We have not forgotten or given up the fight for visibility and inclusion. Let's just organize here to do it together as a community!
ReplyDeleteAmerican living in Europe and just wanting to send my love to all the brave women here. Screw Orange Mussolini and his pack of fascists. Make some noise. We are all behind you ready to stand up against these pencil prick misogynists.
ReplyDeleteThank you for doing this! How do I donate?
ReplyDeleteI would like to offer any help needed- I have a background in research, copy editing, tech, photography and marketing. Thank you for creating this space!
ReplyDeleteWoman in STEM here. Following your progress.
ReplyDeleteShare this with womeninstem.co.uk and maybe ask of them host a link to this website? Spread the word 👍
ReplyDeleteHi there, came across your story on Instagram and was very inspired. I'm not from or living in the US but it terrifies me to see what's happening there. I'm based in Melbourne, Australia, and would love to help with this project! I have a background in genetics, love science communication, writing, and photography, and I've designed lots of logos, posters, and other stuff in the past. All the best to all of you, stay strong!!
ReplyDeleteNeither a woman, nor in STEM (unless auto mechanic counts..?), but you have my full support. Sharing this site with everyone I can.
ReplyDeleteThank you for doing this! I’ll share with everyone I can. You have my support, together we’ve got this!
ReplyDeleteFrom the UK, not in STEM but want to help! UK help may not count but if it does sign us up. Lots of collective love from women of the UK horrified by what you’re experiencing!
ReplyDeleteHere to support! Let us know what you need.
ReplyDeleteI'm here to support! I'm a decent writer with 15 years of experience in healthcare communications. Let me know if you need writers!
ReplyDeleteI'm not in STEM but I have experience as an editor - if you need editing or writing support, I'd be happy the help!
ReplyDeleteHello! I am a web and graphic designer and would love to lend my talents to this effort. I specialize in layout/design of websites so if you need help creating something more robust, I’d love to help anyway I can.
ReplyDeleteI know you've had an outpour of help offered to you. However, if you're in need of a UX/Product designer for the site feel free to reach out!
ReplyDeleteI'm the first woman in a STEM field in my family, and I had to work extra hard to get here, in college and in my career. Thank you so much for doing this. I'm honored to be in on the ground floor.
ReplyDeleteHello!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Chloe. I just came across your story on instagram and was so angered, yet motivated to be a part of the solution. I wanted to ask if you would be in need of a photographer in the Tacoma/Seattle Washington region to take portraits of women in STEM for the website. I graduated in 2023 from Stockton University with a BS in Marine Science and a minor in photography. I have been a portrait photographer/studio manager for over a year in WA. My studio was unfortunately just closed in January due to rising costs in the region, but that means I have more free time to pursue my own photography. And I would be truly honored and grateful to be a part of this movement to amplify women’s voices and achievements in STEM. If there is any way I can get involved, please let me know. I would love to be involved in any way possible.
Would love it if there was a monthly newsletter sent out with the new stories. Any chance that could be a possibility?
ReplyDeleteOh i would love this too🥰
DeleteI'm from Sweden and and studying to become a prosthetic engineer, not sure if that counts as STEM but I've always loved hearing stories from women in these fiels and felt empovered from them, I was absolutely horrified to find out about the blatant erasure going on in your country and I'm so sorry this has happened. I have a lot of spare time and would love to help in any way I can, if there is a way to donate to the project I would love to do so, or if you need help researching about historical women in STEM or anything and have stories written about them, Please reach out. Amazed by this project and with so many involved it will go far <3
ReplyDeleteHi there! I’m a librarian with a Masters in Library and Information Science! Definitely going to pass this on to my fellow librarians! How else can I help?
ReplyDeleteAligned with everyone else offering support and/or donations. Operations/communications experience. Let us know what you need
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm a journalist and communications writer who has often written about wonderful women in STEM -- please let me know if you need any help on the writing end. https://jtravers.journoportfolio.com/
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for setting up this platform! They will not erase womxn in STEM. I few people commented with ideas for a newsletter/ bumper stickers - I am happy to help with either of those efforts or anything else you need. Additionally, if you need help organizing, I have some ideas and would be happy to help! hrobe10@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLove this platform! I have 20+ years experience with research, writing, editing & proofreading. If I can be of any assistance with the blog, bios, etc., please don’t hesitate to let me know.
ReplyDeleteYou might be able to recover some bios via the way back machine e.g. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927124027/http://www.nasa.gov/education/women-in-stem-archives/#.Vgfj0CXP1S8
ReplyDeleteIT Project Manager and content manager here - if you need help, reach out. I also sent you an email (with my hormail email address) about some things to watch out for!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I co-own a company that builds websites. We are happy to donate time, effort, or work to this project. Let us know how we can help!
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