Ukrainian scientists Yuliia Ivanchykova and Olha Maslova have created a podcast about women researchers called “Science: Women's Voices”. In the show, the hosts talk about prominent female scientists whose discoveries have changed the world. The show's partners are the STEM is FEM educational project, the TRUMAN communications company, and Speka.media. The first episodes of “Science: Women's Voices” are already available on podcast platforms.
Both hosts are science popularizers. Yuliia Ivanchykova is a zoologist and ocean researcher; Olha Maslova is a Ph.D. in biology and ambassador of the STEM is FEM educational project. For each episode, the hosts invite a new female expert guest and discuss with her the heroine of the episode: her personal life and scientific path, the challenges she has faced, and the research she has conducted. The first season of “Science: Women's Voices” consists of seven episodes featuring female scientists in the fields of nuclear physics, programming, mathematics, neurophysiology, genetics, astro- and biophysics.
"It's important for us to talk about bright women in science, to show how enormous their contribution is. We try to make this podcast informative, motivating, and entertaining. Both Yuliia and I are confident that conversations with and about scientists can be of interest not only to people who are involved in their fields of activity. And if, after listening to our show, girls interested in science believe in themselves and continue to follow this difficult path, it will mean that we have achieved our goal," says Olha Maslova, one of the podcast's hosts.
"Women have always been present in science but they have often been erased from history and their inventions have been attributed to men. In recent years, we've learned how many women researchers are behind the things we can hardly imagine our lives without: it was their work that led to the development of programming languages and WI-FI, the discovery of DNA and the cure for malaria. There are many outstanding women in science, and we need to talk about them," said Serhiy Tokarev, the initiator of STEM is FEM.
Episodes of “Science: Women's Voices” in video format can be found on the Speka.media YouTube channel.
STEM is FEM is an educational project to popularize STEM specialties (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) among girls. It unites like-minded people and creates a community where girls support each other, share ideas, and develop together. In 2021, STEM is FEM created "She is Science", an educational art project designed to tell about the achievements of Ukrainian female researchers and inspire girls to pursue science.
