{"id":4499,"date":"2021-02-11T15:03:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T15:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/?p=4499"},"modified":"2023-03-17T15:25:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:25:38","slug":"empowering-women-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/empowering-women-in-science","title":{"rendered":"Empowering women in science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It still amazes me when I get messages from young women saying they want a career in science but are worried it&#8217;s a male-dominated space.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s face it, we still live in a society that takes men more seriously. There&#8217;s still strong male bias in many medical trials too (one for another post!).<\/p>\n<p>And believe me, I&#8217;ve had my share of sexism in science. But if anything, it&#8217;s made me stronger and more determined to make science more accessible to<span style=\"color: #eb0c74;\"><strong> EVERYone.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <strong>United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science<\/strong> and here are just a few of the amazing female scientists you should know about.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #eb0c74;\"><strong>Prof Sarah Gilbert:<\/strong><\/span> the woman who designed the Oxford vaccine.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #eb0c74;\"><strong>Rosalind Franklin:<\/strong><\/span> an ex-King&#8217;s College London student who was instrumental in DNA discoveries.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #eb0c74;\"><strong>Dorothy Hodgkin:<\/strong> <\/span>the woman who discovered the structure of insulin.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #eb0c74;\"><strong>Katherine Johnson:<\/strong><\/span> the woman who helped to make the first NASA moon landing possible.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #eb0c74;\"><strong>Marie Curie:<\/strong><\/span> the inventor of the mobile X-ray unit and the first woman to win a Novel Prize.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #eb0c74;\"><strong>Wangari Maathai:<\/strong><\/span> a game-changer for environmental conservation and the first black woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #eb0c74;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s to encouraging many more women into science!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Missing my King&#8217;s College London research team full of brilliant women.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It still amazes me when I get messages from young women saying they want a career in science but are worried it&#8217;s a male-dominated space. 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