{"id":14643,"date":"2024-02-06T16:26:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/?p=14643"},"modified":"2024-05-14T12:34:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T12:34:18","slug":"new-in-the-collection-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/blog\/2024\/02\/new-in-the-collection-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Women and Girls in Science (02\/24)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February\u2019s New books display is dedicated to International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Thanks to suggestions of EDI office, our EDI special collection is growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n \n Equity for women in science : dismantling systemic barriers to advancement (Harvard University Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Cassidy R. Sugimoto and Vincent Larivi\u00e8re<\/p>\n

The first large-scale empirical analysis of the gender gap in science, showing how the structure of scientific labor and rewards\u2014publications, citations, funding\u2014systematically obstructs women\u2019s career advancement.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Not just for the boys : why we need more women in science (Oxford University Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Athene Donald<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n \n A lab of one's own : one woman's personal journey through sexism in science (Simon & Schuster 2020) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Rita Colwell and Sharon Bertsch McGrayne<\/p>\n

A Lab of One\u2019s Own <\/span>documents all Colwell has seen and heard over her six decades in science, from sexual harassment in the lab to obscure systems blocking women from leading professional organizations or publishing their work. Along the way, she encounters other women pushing back against the status quo, including a group at MIT who revolt when they discover their labs are a fraction of the size of their male colleagues\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Breaking Through: My Life in Science (Crown 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Dr. Katalin Karik\u00f3<\/p>\n

” A powerful memoir from Katalin Karik\u00f3, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, whose decades-long research led to the COVID-19 vaccines.Breaking Through isn’t just the story of an extraordinary woman. It’s an indictment of closed-minded thinking and a testament to one woman’s commitment to laboring intensely in obscurity-knowing she might never be recognized in a culture that is driven by prestige, power, and privilege-because she believed her work would save lives.”<\/p>\n

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\n \n Women in stem disciplines : the Yfactor 2016 global report on gender in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Springer 2016) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Claudine Schmuck<\/p>\n

This book provides revealing insights into the situation of women both in STEM education and the employment of women by drawing on a range of public and private databases. Presents a global perspective on women in STEM based innovations, with detailed analyses by geographical area. Brings together a unique blend of perspectives, thanks to partnerships with institutions, NGOs and the private sector<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Rosalind Franklin : the dark lady of DNA (HarperCollins 2003) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Brenda Maddox<\/p>\n

In 1962, Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick, and James Watson received the Nobel Prize, but it was Rosalind Franklin’s data and photographs of DNA that led to their discovery. Brenda Maddox tells a powerful story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright, and tempestuous young woman who, at the age of fifteen, decided she was going to be a scientist, but who was airbrushed out of the greatest scientific discovery of the twentieth century<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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\n \n Unwell women : a journey through medicine and myth in a man-made world (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2022) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Elinor Cleghorn<\/p>\n

UNWELL WOMEN is a powerful and fascinating book that takes an unsparing look at how women’s bodies have been misunderstood and misdiagnosed for centuries. From wandering wombs to demonic explanations of menopause, Elinor Cleghorn packs each page with disturbing historical details that will haunt your psyche for days and weeks to come.<\/p>\n

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\n \n Pull don't push : why STEM messaging to girls isn't working and what to do instead (Lioncrest Publishing 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Julie Newman<\/p>\n

As a woman enjoying a career in STEM, author Julie Newman<\/span> is committed to changing this. With extensive research and actionable steps, Pull Don’t Push clarifies the challenges facing STEM outreach and will help you create a new framework for your efforts.<\/p>\n

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\n \n The amazing story of Lise Meitner : escaping the nazis and becoming the world's greatest physicist (Pen & Sword History 2021) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Andrew Norman<\/p>\n

The Amazing Story of Lise Meitner is a biography of the incredible physicist who escaped Nazi Germany. Her work was integral to understanding the atom. Her work was all the more impressive given how much harder a Jewish woman had to work at the time just to be heard.<\/p>\n

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\n \n The UNIque Guide for Women : Confidently embracing your career in research and beyond (Intellectual Perspective Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Emma Williams<\/p>\n

The early career research stage is tough. Interesting, intellectually challenging, pushing back frontiers of knowledge, working with talented people from around the world – all fantastic things.<\/p>\n

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\n \n Nobel Prize women in science : their lives, struggles, and momentous discoveries (Joseph Henry Press 1998) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Sharon Bertsch McGrayne<\/p>\n

In this updated version of Nobel Prize Women in Science, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne <\/span><\/span>examines the lives of Nobel Prize-winning women scientists, including Marie Curie, Emmy Noether, and Lise Meitner, and explains why only ten women have won this prestigious award compared to 300 men.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Astronauts : women on the final frontier (First Second 2020) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Jim Ottaviani<\/p>\n

The U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. It took years to catch up, but soon NASA’s first female astronauts were racing past milestones of their own. The trail-blazing women of Group 9, NASA’s first mixed gender class, had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman’s place is in space, but they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for everyone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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