News Archives - We Rep STEM

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

Why are all photos we see Celebrating STEM superheroes in black & white?

From left to right: Chien-Shiung Wu: nuclear physicist, Ada Lovelace: mathematician, Marie Curie: chemist and physicist, Susan La Flesche Picotte, first Native American Woman...

by Cheryl

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

At work News

A workplace isn’t inclusive if people’s names are routinely and purposefully mispronounced

Names: They represent who we are and where we come from, and they can influence where we go, whether we like it or not....

by Cheryl

Health News

Suffering from headline anxiety? Here’s what you can do

The headlines have been heavy for a while. It’s a symptom of the 24-hour news cycle: climate change, political conflict, war, and now we...

by Cheryl March 14, 2020March 14, 2020

LGBTQ News

BYU re-iterates anti-LGBTQ policy, sparks protests

Protests have erupted at Brigham Young University (BYU) after officials circulated a statement re-iterating the school’s anti-LGBTQ stance. BYU is a private school in...

by Cheryl March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

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Oxford Dictionary is making changes to its definition of ‘woman’

A Google search for the definition of “woman” turns up a slew of terms, all sourced from Oxford University Press (OUP). The first words...

by Cheryl March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

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‘Misogyny is everywhere’: UN chief calls for men to end ‘stupid’ gender inequalities

On Thursday, UN Secretay General António Guterres said the 21st century “must be the century of women’s equality” and called for all men to...

by Cheryl February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

News POC

More U.S. states pass laws banning natural hair discrimination

On January 1, 2020, California became the first U.S. state to ban discrimination against natural hair. New York and New Jersey quickly followed, and now...

by Cheryl February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

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The hidden superpower of ‘Black Panther’: Scientist role models

Clifford Johnson, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Thumbnail image courtesy: Wikipedia. NOTE: This article was originally written 2018...

by Cheryl February 2, 2020February 9, 2020

At work News

Survey: Nearly half of U.S. employees think vacations are more stress than they’re worth

Data suggests nearly 8 in 10 employees suffer from burnout. While that seems to be predominantly caused by toxic work environments and mismanagement, a high...

by Cheryl January 27, 2020February 17, 2020

Education News

Universities must open their archives and share their oppressive pasts

Evadne Kelly, University of Guelph and Carla Rice, University of GuelphThumbnail image courtesy: Zaini Izzuddin For the first time, a Canadian university — the...

by Cheryl January 24, 2020

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Pay transparency can eliminate gender pay gap, according to new report

Transparent pay practices eliminate the gender pay gap in an organization, according to a new in-depth report by PayScale Inc. The analysis looked at 1.6...

by Cheryl January 23, 2020February 28, 2020

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Howard University receives largest gift in its history to fund STEM programs

Photo: Howard’s KARSH STEM Scholars Program participants. Courtesy: Howard U. Howard University has announced plans to invest in its STEM programs, following a $10 million...

by Cheryl January 23, 2020February 9, 2020