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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 473

women in STEM fields

Gertrude Goldhaber in her office in this undated photo. (Gertrude S. Goldhaber Collection, Leo Baeck Institute)
March 27, 2022, 8:34 pm
When women – and Jews – were forced out of sciences, this Nazi-era pioneer persisted
Gertrude Goldhaber fled the Holocaust to become a renowned US researcher and women’s rights activist. Her son is gifting a treasure trove of documents to NYC’s Leo Baeck Institute
By Cathryn J. Prince
From left to right: Dr. Miriam Knoll, ICU nurse Chaya Milikowski, and Dr. Chana Weinstock Neuberger. (Courtesy)
July 22, 2021, 5:04 am
In the US, some Orthodox women in medicine still plagued by discrimination
Despite naysayers in their communities and the medical field, these health workers manage to have kids, follow religious law and save lives doing the work they love
By Danielle Ziri
Dr. Lior Baruch. (Irene Axman)
March 8, 2020, 3:58 am
Doctor sees ‘feminist medicine’ as cure for medical gender discrimination
Israeli physician Lior Baruch wants med students and researchers to know that women can manifest different symptoms from men — often news to 21st century health care professionals
By Ira Tolchin Immergluck
Some of QueenB‘s 120 middle school girls, who learn computer programming at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, pictured here in 2017. (Courtesy QueenB)
November 7, 2017, 3:38 pm
QueenB takes a byte out of gender gap to promote diversity in tech
Jerusalem-area initiative that teaches middle-school girls coding and confidence wins $72,000 at the WeWork Creator Awards
By Grace Austin
Prof. Molly Shoichet oversees research by PhD candidates and post-doctorate researchers, but encourages their creativity. (Dana Wachter/Times of Israel)
June 8, 2017, 5:31 am
In this lab, researchers work to reverse degenerative disease — and gender discrimination
Jewish Canadian Prof. Molly Shoichet strives to cure cancer and fight blindness — with a record number of female scientists
By Dana Wachter
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