Absence Quote by Hope Jahren

Boosting STEM education opportunities for young women globally is one critical way that the U.S. can promote women's equality, as well as economic development,…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

The gender disparity in STEM is depriving our country of talented minds that could be inventing the next breakthrough technology, founding the next big…

— Jacky Rosen

By highlighting female pioneers in STEM, we can encourage aspiring young women who want to study or work in these fields.

— Jacky Rosen

Women who are interested in pursuing bachelor's and master's degrees - especially in STEM fields - benefit from starting at a community college. They…

— Jill Biden

I spend a lot of time on college campuses, and I don't quite understand where the idea comes from that young women are not…

— Gloria Steinem

In the developing world, it's about time that women are on the agenda. For instance, 80 percent of small-subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are…

— Melinda Gates

Feminism is not just about women; it's about letting all people lead fuller lives.

— Jane Fonda

Aside from introducing and supporting legislation to help close the gender gap in STEM, I believe that shining the spotlight on female role models…

— Jacky Rosen

I am not sure that there has been a "lack of progress." On the contrary, the concept of feminism is not only well established…

— Laura Mulvey

We say women have made great strides: in biology, in many areas of chemistry, in many places, women are now the majority of medical…

— Carol S. Dweck

How do we encourage a lot more girls to pursue science, technology, and engineering careers? By casting droves of women in STEM jobs today…

— Geena Davis

In the past, there was active discrimination against women in science. That has now gone, and although there are residual effects, these are not…

— Stephen Hawking