3 Inspirational Women in STEM
Over one million women now work in STEM occupations, but this still accounts for just 29% of the STEM workforce (IET, March 2024). Despite this lower percentage, there have been women who have changed the course of history through their dedication and achievements in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910)
Florence Nightingale was both a statistician and a visionary designer of hospital systems. Hailed as the inventor of modern Nursing, she was credited for reducing the death rate during the Crimean War from 42% to 2%. She also had a talent for presenting statistical data in graphic form, developing a proportional pie chart that is still used today.
Grace Hopper (1906 – 1992)
Grace Hopper, from the USA, is best known for her trailblazing contributions to the field of Computing – more specifically, the development of programming language from the 1930s through to the 1980s. One of the crowning achievements of her career was the creation of computer languages written in English rather than mathematical notation — one of which (COBOL) is still used today.
Dr. Kudzai Nyamondo
From Zimbabwe, Kudzai is an ICRGU and RGU alumna who has excelled in the field of Life Sciences. After her brother’s battle with cancer, she resolved to make a positive impact; she graduated in Biomedical Science, studied Clinical Pharmacology, and earned a PhD in Cancer Science. She is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cambridge, UK, focusing on blood cancer.
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