Podcasts that encourage women to overcome challenges of working in STEM

Who said that being a nerd was uncool? Photo: AFP

Women remain underrepresented in the scientific community, as they make up less than 30% of the world's researchers according to the United Nations.

While research has shown that girls start doubting their abilities to take on male-dominated roles at a very young age, podcasts can be a great way to encourage them to overcome the many institutional and cultural challenges of being a woman in science.