What is Under the Microscope?

Under the Microscope is the online component of the Women Writing Science project at The Feminist Press. Under the Microscope collects stories from women involved with science, technology, engineering, and math with the goal of publishing a survival guide for young women in science. Under the Microscope also publishes news, tips, interviews and profiles.

Under the Microscope is funded by the National Science Foundation and was developed by IBM.

Who is Under the Microscope?

Project Director, Women Writing Science: Shirley L. Mow
Web Editor:
PR/Marketing Consultant:
Consultant: Diana Tomai, Mainpoint Marketing
Marketing and Sales Manager, The Feminist Press: Jeannette Petras

Editorial Interns:
Susan Horton
Sam Lemonick
Tunisia L. Riley
Kristina Necovska
Alison Rhonemus

Past interns (for information about our internship program, ):
Zeno Levy
Gina Rodriguez
Neda Afsarmanesh
Sun Hashimi
Sarah Arnold
Devin McDonald
Erica Hersh
Amanda Romaniello
Christina Chann

Contributing writers, past and present:
Joanne Hinkel
Rebecca Hernandez
Amy Alfieri
Elizabeth Halliday
Charlotte Cooper

What is Women Writing Science?

Women Writing Science, a project initiated by The Feminist Press at the City University of New York and funded by the National Science Foundation through the Graduate Center, seeks to celebrate the achievements of women while frankly discussing the challenges they face by publishing a series of books about women in science.

Because women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math, the goals of the Women Writing Science project are:

• To increase for young women and the general public the visibility of women working in scientific fields and engineering.
• To raise awareness about how women enter scientific careers inside and outside traditional pathways.
• To provide young women with role models, images and accounts of women working in STEM fields.
• To provide young women with widespread access to essential STEM concepts in especially interesting and socially-relevant ways.
• To help parents and teachers use their influential positions and wisdom to encourage young women to pursue STEM fields.