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It’s the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! We’re proud of the women who work to improve our collective understanding of the universe—from coral reefs to Earth’s atmosphere to exoplanets. Here are a few of the #WomenInSTEM we’ve highlighted in our career issue over the years. #IDWGIS

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After leaving her Ph.D. program, @volcanojess.com built a science consulting career. “Geology is literally everywhere...With the skill set you gain, even if you haven’t done the most terminal degree possible, you still have a very solid core of skill sets—pun intended.” eos.org/features/jes...

eos.orgJess Phoenix: Curiosity Unfettered - EosAfter leaving her Ph.D. program, this geologist leaned into saying yes when exciting new opportunities arose.

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When Susanne Maciel @unb-oficial.bsky.social realized that geophysics marries math and geology, she found her calling. eos.org/features/sus...

eos.orgSusanne Maciel: Marrying Mathematics and Geology - EosA geophysicist brings math down to Earth and reaches a rural audience.

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“Science is full of inspiring stories,” says @drlperezdiaz.bsky.social. “Art is a really great vehicle to tell them.” eos.org/features/luc...

eos.orgLucia Perez Diaz: Expressing Earth with Art - EosA geoscientist and illustrator finds artistic inspiration in plate tectonics and geodynamics.

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11 Feb

Digging up the bones of giant ground sloths, mammoths, and saber-toothed cats is just another day at work for geologist Eiko Kitao. eos.org/features/eik...

eos.orgEiko Kitao: Fossil Hunter and Passionate Educator - EosFrom uncovering giant ground sloths to helping build a fossil database, Kitao goes above and beyond as a laboratory technician at Santa Barbara City College.

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Britney Schmidt, an Earth and planetary scientist at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., travels to some of Earth’s coldest places to learn about distant icy worlds. eos.org/features/bri...

eos.orgBritney Schmidt: Following the Ice - EosAn Earth and planetary scientist is most at home in cold places that mimic the worlds of the outer solar system.

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Astrophysicist Rita de Cássia dos Anjosis an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) in Palotina, Brazil. She’s working on funding for projects in which she can work with young girls in science to get them to try their hand at real research. eos.org/features/rit...

eos.orgRita de Cássia dos Anjos: Never Settle for Things as They Are - EosThe award-winning astrophysicist is using her visibility to call attention to inequalities in the Brazilian science community.