10 inspiring Muslim women in STEM you need to know about

This Women’s History Month, we’re elevating and celebrating the women who broke barriers and showed the world what they’re made of.

Whilst research has long supported the truth that fewer women pursue careers in STEM than men, this norm is changing slowly but surely. According to a Stanford study, women only count for a quarter of STEM-related positions, a statistic that has long been associated to factors such as “stereotype threat,” a situation where a negative gendered stereotype affects performance evaluation, or implicit bias.

Despite this, the women on this list have shattered baseless stereotypes and biases to dominate STEM, and given futures generations of young Muslim women the role models they deserve. So, which STEM Muslimah reached for the stars and had a galaxy named after her? Which phenom graduated med-school at an age when most undergrads are still getting used to their course loads? Read ahead to find out.

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