I Didn't Think There Were Many African Women Scientists. Then I Checked Twitter
The author, a woman scientist from Africa, was stumped by a survey asking her to name women scientists from Africa.
Recently, an online survey asked me to name African women scientists I admired. I found myself struggling — even though I'm a Kenyan entomologist, researching sustainable ways to feed our expanding population amid a changing climate. I thought to myself, why are there so few of us?
I was wrong: We are not few at all. Twitter proved it.
The website , which features African women in STEM, in January
