Campaign highlights 4 women who are leaders in STEM

How a Costco employee shaped how Americans buy wine | Female mathematician creates network of peers in Africa | Black women spark US jump in entrepreneurship Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( February 10, 2022 CONNECT WITH NEW  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰ [NEW SmartBrief]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equality news for retail, CPG, financial services and tech [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Campaign highlights 4 women who are leaders in STEM]( Campaign highlights 4 women who are leaders in STEM Cave (Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images) The career paths and achievements of four women who are making their own ways in STEM are featured in this article, shining light on them as part of Olay's #FacetheSTEMgap campaign. The four -- science educator Raven Baxter, author and TV producer Emily Calandrelli, science entrepreneur Keiana Cave and software engineer Estefannie -- share what inspired their paths toward careers in STEM, the challenges they faced and how they are working to support future generations of women in STEM. Full Story: [Harper's Bazaar]( (2/7) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Tired of biased news stories? Try 1440. Over 1 million daily readers escape the opinions reported by traditional media outlets by subscribing to The 1440 Daily Digest. 1440 (edited by a scientist) scours 100+ news sources and delivers a just-the-facts news briefing to your inbox daily. [Subscribe for free!]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] Today's leadership [] [How a Costco employee shaped how Americans buy wine]( During her 39-year career with Costco, Annette Alvarez-Peters spent 25 years working in the alcoholic beverage department and was soon named vice president, educating herself along the way with wine classes from professional wine educators. Over the years, she became known as one of the most influential wine buyers in the world and for creating a more inclusive wine-buying experience for American consumers. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (2/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Female mathematician creates network of peers in Africa]( Studying math is "not a narrative for most girls in Africa," says mathematician Angela Tabiri, who earned a degree in economics and mathematics from the University of Ghana in Accra. While earning her Ph.D. at the University of Glasgow, Tabiri started the Femafricmaths initiative, a network of female mathematicians in Africa who share about the paths they took to careers and promote math to girls and other women of color. Full Story: [Nature]( (2/7) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Diversity & Inclusion Trends [] [Black women spark US jump in entrepreneurship]( [Black women spark US jump in entrepreneurship]( Bosspreneur founder Becky Davis is one of a growing number of Black women business owners. (Bosspreneur/Twitter) Black women craving more agency are the force behind a Black entrepreneurship increase -- welcome news after the number of Black women business owners took a pandemic hit from February to April 2020, which was worsened by receiving fewer COVID-19-related government grants than white business owners, University of California, Santa Cruz economist Robert Fairlie says. The women entrepreneur segment also reportedly is being led in numbers by women of color now. Full Story: [The Guardian (London)]( (2/8) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Closing the funding gap for women, girls of color]( Organizations led by and serving women and girls of color are chronically underfunded, but The Women's Foundation of Colorado is working to change that by offering unrestricted funding through its Women & Girls of Color Fund. "We wanted to serve women statewide to ensure that barriers were broken for women and girls and nonbinary people of color who have been the most undervalued and underinvested in nationally," said President and CEO Lauren Young Casteel. Full Story: [KUNC-FM (Greeley, Colo.)]( (2/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Women in and out of the public eye challenge ageist views]( Double standards about female aging are being challenged by famous women in the media and by everyday citizens. "The worst part of aging is other people's judgment about it," says psychology professor Tara Well, noting that adults shouldn't spend their time worrying about age or comparing their lives to other people's. Full Story: [North Jersey Media Group (Woodland Park, N.J.)]( (2/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Build an inclusive workforce from the start]( Founders should create a transparent, diverse and inclusive culture from the beginning and continue to measure if they're living up to those founding principles, writes Nancy Wang, general manager for data protection Services at AWS. "A radical proposal to cement inclusion into your company's HR practices would be to tie inclusion efforts to executive compensation," Want writes. 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