Looking for more resources to put you in touch with more women scientists and scientists from underrepresented backgrounds? Check out these platforms to bring more science expertise into the public realm.

  • Voces Expertas is a database of women experts in Latin-America across a range of disciplines including STEMM.

  • Her Wild Vision is an incredible database of women and non-binary filmmakers and photographers

  • AcademicNet. a database of profiles of excellent female researchers from all disciplines across Europe.

  • Annes List highlights women of neuroscience.

  • The Brussels Binder is the go-to resource for improving diversity in policy debates.

  • Climate Voices brings scientists and citizens together to discuss climate science and local impacts of climate change.

  • Diversify EEB is a list that highlights ecologists and evolutionary biologists who are women and/or underrepresented minorities and this list highlights geoscientists of color.

  • Women In Ag Science is a resource for women in agricultural fields. 

  • A Database of Databases has many lists to help you find speakers that come from underrepresented groups.

  • Diverse Sources is a searchable database of underrepresented experts in the areas of science, health and the environment. This database aims to make it easy for journalists and others to include a wider range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives in their work.

  • Diversify Chemistry highlighting the diverse community of academic chemists.

  • RLadies lets you browse a list of women who are experts in R sand view profiles of R-Ladies located by country.

  • SciLine is an initiative from the AAAS that provides timely access to trustworthy, articulate experts for journalists and other communicators producing print, broadcast, or digital stories about science-related issues.

  • Skype a Scientist matches scientists with classrooms around the world.

  • Women Also Know Stuff is a searchable database that promotes and publicizes the work and expertise of political science scholars.

  • Women's Media Center works to raise the visibility, viability and decision-making power of women and girls in media.

  • Women in Microbiology hosts a list of hundreds of awesome women in the fields of microbial ecology, microbiome, rhizosphere, microbial genomics, metagenomics, and bioinformatics.

  • Women in Microscopy around the world. From the Royal Microscopy Society.

  • Women in Polar Science and women who are experts in CRISPR!

  • Women in Soil Science a list of women in soil science, including any field related to or overlapping with soil science: soil ecology, soil physics, soil biogeochemistry, soil biology, plant-soil interactions, agronomy.

  • The U.S. Department of Energy has a great resource called Women @ Energy, with over 350 energy experts across the US DOE and national labs.

  • Women in Radiology Informatics is a resource for the Advancement of Women in Medical Imaging Informatics

  • Women in theoretical/computational chemistry, material science, and biochemistry. (IOpenShell)

  • Looking for women in theoretical/computational chemistry, material science, and biochemistry? There is a great directory for that!

  • There is also a list of women in machine learning maintained by the Women in Machine Learning (WiML) organization and Women in Learning too (WIL)

  • Looking for inspirational women in agriculture? Start with this list and add women in ag who inspire you!

  • Women for Oceans has a great resource and map to find ocean researchers

  • The North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee created an online list DiversifyPlantSci to help find Arabidopsis researchers from underrepresented groups.

  • The #WomenInMalaria database and now includes >300 scientists around the world.

  • There is also a list of PI (principal investigator) women in Micro and nanofluidics and BioMEMs

  • Looking for women collaborators for more creative projects? Check out Free the Bid, a database of women directors, composers, and other media creators.

  • Check out The Node Network to find developmental and stem cell biologist.

  • If you are looking for designers, please check out the awesome Blacks Who Design database.

  • Finally, looking for peer-reviewed studies examining gender-based discrimination in science? Women in STEM Resources has you covered.

  • And there is also a comprehensive list of lists, compiled by the 2018 GA Tech Diversity and Inclusion Fellow project.

If you know of other efforts, please share them with us so we can get the word out. 

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