Professional women’s contributions and testimonies at the panel session organized by the OES during the women-in-engineering breakfast panel at Oceans 2022 conference at Hampton Roads
Lessons from the Earth Science Women’s Network
Peer networks connect scientists with mentors and career resources.
The Three Musketeers: Making an Impact in French Remote Sensing and Breaking Down Gender Barriers
Three French scientists in remote sensing discuss overcoming barriers at work and the opportunities for future generations.
Live From MTS/IEEE Oceans ‘15
Earthzine is attending and providing updates from the Oceans ’15 conference in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, D.C., from Oct. 19-22.
Women of Tomorrow: European Space Agency Seeks to Set Girls on a Trajectory Toward Space
The European Space Agency and international press agency Sipa Press are creating a touring exhibition that showcases the stories and testimonies of women around the world who share a passion for space. Since 1963, 58 women have broken through the barrier of Earth’s atmosphere to explore the expanses of space. For each of these women and others working in the … Read More
Considering Gender Roles and Intercultural Immersion for Water Infrastructure Projects in Indigenous Communities
Maria Teresa Gutierrez, of the International Labor Organization, gives an inside look at the South-South Cooperation Case Study involving water management and sanitation in indigenous and dispersed rural communities of Latin America.
This date in science: First woman in space
Originally Published by EarthSky – June 16, 1963. Under the call name “Chaika” (Seagull), Valentina Tereshkova launched solo aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963 to become the first woman in space. Part of her mission was to compare how the female body reacted in space to data collected in two years of male-only missions. She spent nearly 71 hours in space, orbiting the Earth 48 times.