Women entering the STEM field need to advocate for themselves

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Women entering the STEM field need to advocate for themselves

Women should take the initiative to advocate for themselves and their rights, particularly when it comes to male-dominated spaces like the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) field. Marie Curie, a two-time Nobel Prize winner in physics and chemistry, had to travel to another country to pursue higher education. Rosalind Franklin determined the structure of DNA, but she never got credit for her work. June Almeida discovered the first …