International celebration of women in science, tech, engineering & maths. Join us on Tues 8 Oct at the Royal Institution! https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mmbponyass2jI'm compiling a list of real or suggested gender equity interventions across a set of eight categories, and it strikes me that we have an awful lot of them to choose from. I've got 40 so far, and I'm not done yet. With so many suggestions for how to change things, why isn't change happening?20 May 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbponyass2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mluzteyk5k2jLast week, I read four systematic reviews of the research on interventions to promote gender equity in the workplace and elsewhere. The results were... not good. All four reviews are new – 2022 or newer – but they all had problems finding relevant published work. One found only 22...15 May 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluzteyk5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mks2r46lmc2dHow big is the problem of women leaving STEM? And how do we fix it? Today I look at the findings of the 2025 Lovelace Report (no relation) which details the UK's tech industry financial losses due to the loss of female talent, and outlines solutions. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/ald-report-how-big-is-the-problem01 May 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks2r46lmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mks2r46lmc2dHow big is the problem of women leaving STEM? And how do we fix it? Today I look at the findings of the 2025 Lovelace Report (no relation) which details the UK's tech industry financial losses due to the loss of female talent, and outlines solutions. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/ald-report-how-big-is-the-problem01 May 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks2r46lmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mkhs2u7xwk2uOh, would you look at that: Men are perceived as more creative than women even when competency is controlled for, and more deserving of rewards. Five studies shows men are routinely seen having more 'out of the box' creativity. But not only are women... https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/gender-stereotypes-result-in-women27 Apr 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhs2u7xwk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mk5onjnkm22uToday is the last day for Brits to respond to the gov't's call for evidence on the "impact of emerging technologies on women’s participation, progression, and leadership in tech". They obviously mean AI, but it's worth answering more broadly imho. www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ZNQMV1/ https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ZNQMV1/23 Apr 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5onjnkm22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjyo2yo5kk24I've stopped the automatic posts for a bit, because I haven't had time to update the pool of posts it draws from and I'm sure we'll all seen them way too many times already. So this account will be a bit quieter for a while. I will try to post more stuff about the report instead.21 Apr 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyo2yo5kk24https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjmj5rbaqc2qThe glass ceiling is made of small biases frequently applied. That's the conclusion of a team of researchers who modelled how six biases against women would cumulatively affect their chances of promotion over time. They found that it wasn't... https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/ald-report-the-glass-ceiling-is-made16 Apr 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmj5rbaqc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjlkj7i54i2gMaria Vasilievna Pavlova, Мария Павлова, was a palaeontologist who discovered several hoofed mammals & proved Hipparion was not the direct ancestor of modern horses, changing our understanding Eurasian horse ancestry. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/professor-maria-pavlova-palaeontologist16 Apr 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlkj7i54i2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjk6whoiho2vRita Levi-Montalcini was a neurobiologist who co-discovered nerve growth factor with Stanley Cohen. They both won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986. She was only the 4th woman to receive it. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-rita-levi-montalcini-neurobiologist15 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk6whoiho2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjjhduuaoa2jBiologist Danielle N Lee studies the connections between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour. She studies the African giant pouched rat's behavioural syndromes and the potential role of genetics in these behaviours. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-danielle-n-lee-behavioural-ecologist15 Apr 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjhduuaoa2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mji3updf4722Irene C Peden is an electrical engineer & was the first woman scientist to live and work in the interior of the Antarctic, developing techniques for studying deep glacial ice using radio waves. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/professor-irene-c-peden-electrical14 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji3updf4722https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjh2c2tfxp2vSarah Al Amiri is the Chair of the UAE Space Agency and the UAE Council of Scientists. She played a key role in the Emirates Mars Mission and is currently overseeing a Venus flyby. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/sarah-al-amiri-engineer14 Apr 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh2c2tfxp2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjfecp2hg72sPhyllis Kerridge was a pioneering chemist and physiologist whose research laid the foundation for the creation of standardised hearing aids. She is also known for her invention of the miniature pH electrode and her work on artificial respiration. adalovelaceday.subst... https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-phyllis-margaret-tookey-kerridge13 Apr 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfecp2hg72shttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjeqg5ynjx2pNoor Shaker is a computer scientist and biotech entrepreneur who aims to make drug discovery faster and more effective by blending experts’ chemistry knowledge with advanced machine learning techniques. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-noor-shaker-computer-scientist13 Apr 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeqg5ynjx2phttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mjd2wuiqin2pHaleema Alamri is a materials scientist who is developing degradable polymers that can be used as functional, cost-effective and sustainable replacements for traditional plastic materials. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-haleema-alamri-materials-scientist12 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd2wuiqin2phttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mj7ivc2n5523Fatemah Alharbi is a computer scientist who works to detect and analyse weak spots in security networks. She discovered a significant flaw in the Apple macOS, Linux Ubuntu, and Microsoft Windows security systems. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-fatemah-alharbi-computer-scientist11 Apr 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7ivc2n5523https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mj6e5nfzb72gAbla Mehio Sibai researches healthy ageing and non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, among older adults in underprivileged communities, including refugees. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-abla-mehio-sibai-epidemiologist10 Apr 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6e5nfzb72ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mj5ftm6d3d25Rajeshwari Chatterjee was the first female engineer from Karnataka, India. She set up India's first microwave engineering lab, and her work on satellite comms and spacecraft & aircraft antennae is still influential today. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-rajeshwari-chatterjee-engineer10 Apr 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ftm6d3d25https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mj4aq6w6e226Tasneem Zehra Husain is a theoretical physicist, science writer, educator and the first Pakistani woman to earn a PhD in string theory. She also works to make theoretical physics more accessible. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-tasneem-zehra-husain-physicist10 Apr 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4aq6w6e226https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mj2vemlfqg25Asima Chatterjee was a pioneering organic chemist and India's first female scientist to be awarded a doctor of science degree. She helped develop drugs to treat epilepsy and malaria based on biologically active compounds in plants. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-asima-chatterjee-chemist09 Apr 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2vemlfqg25https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mizxatrgw726Hao Yichun was a pioneer in the fields of stratigraphy, micropaleontology and paleoceanography. She co-authored Paleontology, China’s first textbook on the subject, and expanded our understanding of foraminifera. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-hao-yichun-palaeontologist09 Apr 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizxatrgw726https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3miylnzcu7326Tsai-Fan Yu's pioneering research helped make gout a curable disease, linked gout to hypertension and diabetes, and established one of the first systematised lab tests for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-tsai-fan-yu-physician-and-researcher08 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miylnzcu7326https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3miy2de5l6c27As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I'm working on a new report looking at how we can create gender equality in the workplace. I've started reading a bunch of reports and papers as background. Most of it won't make it into the report, so I thought I'd write up the most... https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mhdpximlvc2c [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy2de5l6c27https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3mixu3gggkl26Lina Stern, a biochemist and neurophysiologist, was one of the first researchers to identify what is now known as the blood-brain barrier, and conducted pioneering research on the central nervous system. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/prof-lina-stern-neurophysiologist08 Apr 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixu3gggkl26https://bsky.app/profile/adalovelaceday.bsky.social/post/3miwimbbuwu25Lin Lanying was an engineer and physicist who developed semiconductor and aerospace materials, particularly monocrystalline silicon, a key semiconductor used as a component in virtually all modern electronic equipment. https://adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/dr-lin-lanying-materials-engineer07 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:iax3vt7ankxqmi677bh5o7d2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwimbbuwu25