Olay is paving the way for the inclusive beauty movement to move beyond a buzzword and deliver true equality in skin care. Meet the two Black scientists at the forefront of that change. Olay Senior Scientist Markaisa Black, PhD, dreams of a world in which anyone browsing store shelves or scrolling through products online can look at a beauty product and know it will work for them.

Humanity’s documented interest in space began millennia ago, with the systematic astronomical observations of the Assyro-Babylonians in 1000 BCE marking the first time humans created a system to understand the galaxy above us. It would take thousands more years before anyone actually ventured into space. Soviet pilot Yuri Gagarin made history for that in 1961, and in the years that followed, space exploration was limited to astronauts who’d spent their entire lives training for life in the sky. However, in more recent times, the accessibility of space has become a topic of conversation; slowly but surely, more people are looking to (temporarily) leave Earth to see what space is all about. On August 10, American aerospace company Virgin Galactic launched its first ever Private Astronaut Mission, making history by sending three people on a commercial flight beyond the stars - including 18-year-old Anastatia Mayers, the youngest person ever to travel space.

Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated movie “Oppenheimer,” set for release July 21, 2023, depicts J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. But while the Manhattan Project wouldn’t have been possible without the work of many accomplished female scientists, the only women seen in the movie’s trailer are either hanging laundry, crying or cheering the men on. As a physics professor who studies ways to support women in STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – fields and a film studies professor who worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood, we believe the trailer’s depiction of women reinforces stereotypes about who can succeed in science. It also represents a larger trend of women’s contributions in science going unrecognized in modern media. The Manhattan Project would not have been possible without the work of physicist Lise Meitner, who discovered nuclear fission. Meitner used Einstein’s E=MC² to calculate how much energy would be released by splitting uranium atoms, and it was that development that would prompt Einstein to sign a letter urging President Franklin Roosevelt to begin the United States’ atomic research program.

Award-winning AWIS Magazine is the premier publication written by and for women in STEM and allies. It is a record of women’s contribution to the STEM enterprise and their impact on society with story ideas that come from the real challenges our members face every day in labs, classrooms, corporate boardrooms, and government offices around the country.

Pen Pal Program encourages STEM Professionals of all kinds to get involved with Letters to a Pre-Scientist! STEM professionals send and receive letters throughout a school year from a curious middle school student. Pairs build a meaningful relationship by discussing STEM career pathways, higher education journeys, and how they’ve each overcome obstacles. Pen pals plant seeds that help students discover possibilities in STEM. Recruitment of new STEM pen pals for the 2023-24 school year is currently closed. Recruitment for next year will open in July 2024. You can sign up for their mailing list to learn more about their program and be the first to know next time they recruit volunteers!

As the first Black woman to earn tenure in particle theory or cosmology theory, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is breaking barriers in physics while achieving her lofty childhood dreams. She is the first to earn tenure in particle theory or cosmology theory.

The Girls Who Code Hiring Summit is a one-day event designed to connect the Girls Who Code and wider communities with internship and job opportunities in the technical workforce and to connect hiring managers looking to meet diverse slate of candidates for internships and jobs. This event welcomes college students, recent college and bootcamp graduates, and young professionals to network with companies looking to connect with a talented, ambitious, diverse group of computer science students and professionals! Featuring fireside chats, a booth expo showcasing hiring partners, and day-of interviewing opportunities for open positions, the Girls Who Code Hiring Summit will leave both hiring managers and job seekers with new connections, opportunities and inspiration. Attendees will have the option to participate in the Hiring Summit through two tracks. While both tracks will have access to company booths, recruiters, panels, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities, each will be structured to serve the needs of attendees in different places in their career timelines.

The She Word is a Keyword series all about dynamic and creative women at Google. Most of us use emoji to communicate on a daily basis, but there’s only one day a year to celebrate those delightful little characters. On the World Emoji Day, so they sat down with Jennifer Daniel - who heads up design for Google’s emoji. Among other slightly more serious things, they've chatted about her favorite emoji, how emoji communication compares to the era of Shakespeare and why the female influences in her life rule all.

The momentum surrounding women in the workforce continues to increase despite unparalleled representation loss throughout the pandemic. Bloomberg reports that 77.5% of women between the ages of 25-54 are either working or in the employment market, which is the highest level in reported history. Black women’s workforce representation has increased 2.5% over the past year, tipping past 60%, as their unemployment rates hit a record low 4.2%. Despite the upward momentum, women in the workforce have more to battle than the typical challenges of a widening gender pay gap, mid-career plateaus, occupational segregation, caregiving disparities and the impacts of the gender-unique health woe of menopause. It’s called mom guilt. 70.6% of mothers with children under 18 are working. That's 23.5 million moms. Oftentimes the largest work hurdle for moms is mom guilt; that inner voice that constantly compares mom performance and child needs in terms of physical presence, pushing quantity over quality. Five working moms concur and share advice, tips and wise counsel on how to leave mom guilt where it belongs, behind us.

GE invites you to the International Women in Engineering Day Conference on July 13th, 2023! This virtual conference gives you the opportunity to hear from engineering professionals and guest speakers on different topics to inspire women engineers and their advocates. SWE FY23 President Dayna Johnson, from GE Vernova, and SWE Board of Directors Senate Member Bianca McCartt, from GE Aerospace, will be hosting sessions this year!