Women in STEM: Web Resources

The Archives of Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) includes personal and professional papers of women in all areas of the sciences and engineering, except that of the medical sciences, as well as records of women’s organizations in these fields.

This portal is designed to help you discover the history of women and organizations involved in STEM in Canada and direct you to the institutions that hold their records.

Exploring profiles of female inventors through the Smithsonian Institution.

This digital collection features materials related to notable women scientists, including Marie Curie, Irène Joliot-Curie, Bettye Washington Greene, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Stephanie Kwolek, and Rosalyn Yalow, as well as images of women working in a variety of laboratory and industrial settings. The collection also includes a range of materials related to women's health, including breast pumps, contraceptives, and mammary sizers.

Throughout history, hidden figures — women of color who contributed to and sustained different fields of study — have gone without recognition.

Downloadable Ebook discussing the history and accomplishments of women of color in STEM.

In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating incredible pioneers.

AWIS aims to help women reach their full potential in science. They work toward this goal by advocating positive systems change and increasing awareness of the barriers that prevent women from thriving in STEM.

SSWOC is home to a diverse group of members committed to an intersectional approach for empowering women of Color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.

A resource for journalists, educators, policy makers and others seeking the expertise of women and gender diverse STEMM professionals

Empowering and encouraging high school girls to be a part of the movement to increase female representation in STEM.

Explores the history of women and their accomplishments in STEM.

List of statistical sources related to women and STEM, compiled by the Latin School of Chicago.

These inspirational figures have done amazing work and have impacted the industries they serve and helped pave the way for future female innovators to do the same.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in collaboration with the White House Council on Women and Girls, is dedicated to increasing the participation of women and girls — as well as other underrepresented groups — in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.