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Books worth reading. We pick these by hand.

Understanding the Challenges

Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrongby Angela Saini
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valleyby Emily Chang
The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assuranceby Katty Kay & Claire Shipman
Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uberby Susan Fowler
Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Changeby Ellen Pao
Women in Science: Career Processes and Outcomesby Yu Xie & Kimberlee Shauman
Why So Slow? The Advancement of Womenby Virginia Valian
Unequal: How America's Courts Undermine Discrimination Lawby Sandra F. Sperino

Solutions & Action

What Works: Gender Equality by Designby Iris Bohnet
The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Hold Women Back at Workby Michelle P. King
Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Workby Ruchika Tulshyan
Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplacesby Karen Catlin
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Leadby Sheryl Sandberg
The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Tableby Minda Harts
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Officeby Lois P. Frankel
Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Leadby Tara Mohr
Brave, Not Perfectby Reshma Saujani

Biographies & Memoirs

Hidden Figuresby Margot Lee Shetterly
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksby Rebecca Skloot
Marie Curie: A Lifeby Susan Quinn
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNAby Brenda Maddox
A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Ageby Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman
Lab Girlby Hope Jahren
The Woman Who Smashed Codesby Jason Fagone
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Usby Nathalia Holt
The Only Woman in the Roomby Eileen Pollack

Young Readers

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the Worldby Rachel Ignotofsky
Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science—and the Worldby Rachel Swaby
Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the Worldby Reshma Saujani
Rosie Revere, Engineerby Andrea Beaty
Ada Twist, Scientistby Andrea Beaty
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girlsby Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo

Curated podcast list

Our personal podcast picks. The live feed above pulls from iTunes.

General Women in STEM

Science Vswith Wendy Zukerman

Examines science behind controversial topics

Radiolabwith Lulu Miller

Science storytelling

The Love of Sciencewith Hope Jahren

On science and scientists

Underrepresented in Tech

Interviews with diverse tech professionals

AnitaB.org Podcasts

Various series on women in tech

Technology

Command Line Heroeswith Saron Yitbarek

Tech history

Code Newbiewith Saron Yitbarek

Learning to code

Women in Tech Showwith Edaena Salinas

Interviewing women in tech

Ladybug Podcast

Women in tech discussing career and technical topics

Science

Ologieswith Alie Ward

Interviews "-ologists" about their fields

Undiscovered

Stories about overlooked scientists (Gimlet Media)

Science Fridaywith Ira Flatow

Latest science news

Career Development

Lean In Podcast Series

Career advice and leadership for women

HBR Women at Work

Harvard Business Review on women's careers

Work Life with Adam Grantwith Adam Grant

Organizational psychology

Documentaries

Hidden Figures(2016)Feature film about NASA mathematicians
Picture a Scientist(2020)Gender bias in science
Code Girl(2015)Girls competing in Technovation Challenge
She Started It(2016)Women tech entrepreneurs
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story(2017)Actress and inventor
The Genius of Marie Curie(2013)Documentary on Marie Curie's life and discoveries
Secret Life of Scientists and EngineersPBS series profiling scientists and engineers
Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani(2020)Documentary on mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani

YouTube channels

Physics Girlwith Dianna Cowern

Physics education and experiments

Vsauce

Various hosts including women scientists

SciShow

Science education with diverse hosts

Crash Course

Educational videos on STEM topics

Women in Tech

Various channels and TED Talks

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