Women Stem Up

Leadership / Inspiration Academy Materials

Role models in STEM

Since currently women hold only about 20% of leadership positions, it is emphatically important to know about them so we can see it is possible to climb the ladder.

Below you can see what people think about their leadership experiences throughout their careers.

Janice Levenhagen

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wevise.org, Paris, France

Fanni Bobak

Project manager, Ex Ante Consulting, Hungary, Budapest

Anna Szlavi

Researcher / Mentor, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

Katja Legisa

Managing Director, Digital Leadership Institute Brussels, Belgium

Jessica Randall

STEM degree “Masters in Mathematical Sciences”, Cape Town, South Africa

Nora Lindström

Senior Director of ICT4D, Catholic Relief Services Helsinki, Finland

Anna Fredriksson

Deputy Head of Department and Professor, Linköping University Stockholm, Sweden

Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck

Director, Digital Leadership Institute Brussels, Belgium

Gabriela Ramirez Rey

CEO – Journalist and Digital Strategist on Social Impact Stockholm, Sweden

There are a lot of very different and exciting career pathways within STEM. For example, as a computing student you can specialize in cybersecurity, interaction design, or AI, among others.

Below you can see what people think about their experiences and career. You can find posters and video testimonials.

Alicia Takaoka

Postdoctoral Researcher, PhD in Information Sciences (NTNU) Trondheim, Norway

Ashley Gross

Founder of The Prompt Community Raleigh, NC, USA

Serena Versino

PhD Student in Artificial Intelligence, Turin, Italy

Liliana Carrillo

Computer Science Engineer, Founder and CEO, CollectiveUPGhent, Belgium

Veronica Stenberg

Modern Marketing Consultant, Nimble & Co (owner), Gothenburg, Sweden

Mary Catherine Osman

PhD student at Linköping University and the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Linköping, Sweden

Since currently women hold only about 20-30% of academic positions in STEM, esepcially the higher one goes, it is emphatically important to know about them so we can see it is possible to climb the ladder.
 
Below you can see what people think about their experiences and career. You can find posters and video testimonials.

Malin Wiger

Associate Professor at Linköpings University, Sweden

Anikó Rumbus

Computer engineering and Math teacher, Budapest, Hungary

Beatriz Cabrero-Daniel

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Gothenburg and Chalmers Institute of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Marianna Kambanou

Associate Professor of Enviromental Technology and Management, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Eugenia Vasileiadou

Materials Chemist and Postdoctoral Scientist, University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Paloma Diaz

Full Professor and Engineering School Dean, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Austen Rainer

Professor and Mentor, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

Promporn Wangwacharakul

Materials Chemist and Postdoctoral Scientist, University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Eva Blomqvist

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Letizia Jaccheri

Professor and Mentor, Norwegian University Of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Patricia Lago

Professor and Mentor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

Kostas Chounos

Computer and Communications Engineer, University of Thessaly Volos, Greece