“Women who persist in computing, and in STEM fields more generally, demonstrate remarkable agency that the passivity of the pipeline ignores.” ― Enobong Hannah Branch On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are looking back at how Egyptian women persisted, smashed stereotypes and demonstrated that women’s place in society is ever expanding and continues to grow. It all starts when we, each and every one of us, rethink our prejudiced notions of gender-based roles on women’s place at the workplace, at home, and wherever they hope to thrive. Below are a list of Egyptian women scientists we should celebrate and know: 1. Sameera Moussa As the first ever female Egyptian nuclear physicist, Sameera Moussa received her Bachelor of Science degree in radiology with First Class Honors from Cairo University in 1939 and a doctorate in atomic radiation, becoming the first woman to hold the position of a lecturer and assistant professor in Cairo University. In England, she made two significant contributions in physics. First, she came up with the historic equation that would break the atoms of cheap metals such as copper –…
Women Scientists from Egypt and the Arab World Who Innovated and Pioneered
February 11, 2021
