As we know, some times ago women were illiterate and their only work was to look after the children and be at home. For that reason, the presence of men in science has been much higher. But since women were allowed to have studies, the situation has changed. First women scientists started to appear such as Emilie du Chatelet (1706 – 1749), Caroline Herschel (1750 – 1848), Mary Anning (1799 – 1847) or just the most famous one: Marie Curie (1867 – 1934). But in my opinion, the situation still hasn't changed a lot. In fact, science remains institutionally sexist. Nowadays, despite some progress, women scientists are still paid less, promoted less frequently, win fewer grants and are much more likely to leave research than similarity qualified men. Moreover, despite the fact that our society sais that there is equality, we are not conscious of some facts, and there are lots of more topics rather than science.
Emilie du Chatelet (1706 - 1749) appears in the first picture in the left side. She was a French natural philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and author during the early 1730s until her untimely death due to childbirth in 1749.
Caroline Herschel (1750 - 1848). She was a German astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets.
Finally Marie Curie (1867 – 1934).
was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity
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