Sarah Van Norman is working on a Masters of Philosophy in Ethnic and Racial Studies. What's her dissertation topic? The working title is "The esoteric underpinnings of hand knitting in late modernity: An auto ethnographic exploration into knitting circles among university students in Canada".
Women who navigate around 3D computer-generated environments for a living - or even for fun - are having their style cramped by ultra-narrow computer displays and graphics software that favours men.
On April 23, 1882, German mathematician and physicist Emmy Noether was born, who is best known for her groundbreaking contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics. Albert Einstein called her the most important woman in the history of mathematics, as she revolutionized the theories of rings, fields, and algebras.
The Ada Initiative is a non-profit organization supporting women in open technology and culture. We educate people of all genders on how to support women in open tech/culture through teaching workshops, writing policies, guides, and editorials, and speaking.
On July 27, 1740, French natural scientist Jeanne Baret was born. She was probably the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, but with certainty she was the first woman who achieved this disguised as a man.
Haitham Sabbah; Husband and a Father of an active 2 boys and 1 little girl; an Electronics & Communication Engineer; born at Kuwait on April, 2nd, 1969. Jordanian national with Palestinian origins. He lives, work and blog from Bahrain now.