By Stephanie Walden, Contributor
Women have been front-and-center participants in history-altering innovations for centuries. Public acknowledgment and celebration of their successes, however, haven’t historically been on par with that of their male counterparts.
In 1987, the United States designated March as Women's History Month to celebrate women’s contributions to history, culture, and society. The month is an opportunity to reflect upon admirable historical figures like Ada Lovelace, who created the first written instructions for a computer program, or Dr. Grace Murray Hopper, who invented the first computer language compiler in 1949. It's also a chance to commemorate the massive groups of unnamed women who have shaped history—like the -11,000 women codebreakers of World War II, or the hundreds of black women who worked as "human computers" during the space race of the ’60s and '70s.
Today, there's still much progress to be made when it comes to gender parity in tech. Women constitute about a quarter (24 percent) of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce in the U.S.—even though they're half of the labor pool. They make up just 18 percent of chief information/chief technology officers, and just 10.3 percent of computer network architects. In high schools across the country, just 19 percent of students in AP computer science classes are young women.
Celebrating women making waves in STEM is one way to move the needle toward a more equitable future—and inspire younger generations. Below, we celebrate four modern-day innovators working at game-changing companies.
1. Empowering Other Women in Tech: Lauren Hasson, Founder of DevelopHer
2. Bringing Blockchain to the Masses: Stephanie So, Co-Founder of Geeq
3. Pioneering Healthcare Tech: Dr. Jessica Nouhavandi, Lead Pharmacist, CEO, and Co-Founder of Honeybee Health
4. Championing Gender Equality in IT: Vanessa Bryan, Client Services Delivery Director at Draper
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