“When I was in high school, I was certain that being an astronaut was my goal. Sally Ride was making her first flight into space and she had a real impact on me. Those 'firsts' kind of stick in your head and really become inspirations for you.“ -Karen Nyberg, NASA astronaut.

“If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say.“ -Barbara McClintock, Cytogeneticist and winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology. #ONWiEEmpowerment

An action packed day of #coding fun Lassonde School at #GoCodeGirl! 100 girls engaged in creative problem solving using #technology! #STEM #STEMeducation #computerscience #girlsinSTEM #womeninSTEM #womenintech Ontario Network of Women in Engineering

“Certain people – men, of course – discouraged me, saying [science] was not a good career for women. That pushed me even more to persevere.“ -Francoise Barre, Virologist who won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. #ONWiEEmpowerment

“Science, for me, gives a partial explanation for life. In so far as it goes, it is based on fact, experience and experiment.“ -Rosalind Franklin, Chemist, molecular biologist, and one of the key figures behind unlocking the structure of human DNA. #ONWiEEmpowerment

Conestoga's School of Applied Computer Science & IT and Ontario Network of Women in Engineering will host Go CODE Girl on May 4 for girls and non-binary youth in Grades 7 to 10 to explore the worlds of coding, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and esports: ow.ly/sgxb50RhAmR

“All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.” -Stephanie Kwolek, Chemist who invented Kevlar and winner of the Lavoisier Medal for technical achievements. #ONWiEEmpowerment

“Courage is like — it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.“ -Marie Daly, The first African-American woman to earn a PhD in chemistry. #ONWiEEmpowerment

“As always in life, people want a simple answer . . . and it’s always wrong.” -Susan Greenfield, Neurochemist currently researching Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. #ONWiEEmpowerment

🌈 Today, we stand together to celebrate love and acceptance on the International Day Against Homophobia. Let's continue to create a world where everyone is free to be who they are, without fear or prejudice. Spread love, support one another, and be an ally. 💖

Even when women take all the right high school courses, they don't choose engineering. Great Engineering at Alberta work CCWESTT conference.

“Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, ‘We’ve always done it this way.’ I try to fight that. That’s why I have a clock on my wall that runs counterclockwise.” – Grace Hopper, pioneering computer scientist #ONWiEEmpowerment

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate!🌙✨🤍

"Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game." - Nichelle Nichols, “Lt. Uhura” on Star Trek and NASA Ambassador

Happy birthday Vera Rubin!🎉 Vera Florence Cooper Rubin was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted and observed angular motion of galaxies by studying galactic rotation curves.🌙🪐🔭

"I am among those who think that science has great beauty."— Marie Curie, physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

“I tell young people: Do not think of yourself, think of others. Think of the future that awaits you, think about what you can do and do not fear anything.” - Rita Levi – Montalcini, Italian neurologist and 1986 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology.

“The most damaging phrase in the language is: ‘It’s always been done that way.’” – Admiral Grace Hooper earned her Ph. D. in mathematics from Yale and created one of the first code compilers that converted English terms into computer code.

"I have never let gender get in my way. It has taken me over 30 years to get from a garage to the huge campus that we have today. And it’s been a long journey." – Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Founder of Drug Company Biocon