Superposition Toronto

✨Bridging the gender gap in STEM by creating educational opportunities & supportive environments
🌎 6 continents, 84 countries

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Welcome to the Superposition Toronto's twitter! Our mission is to empower young women in STEM by creating educational opportunities and supportive environments in which they can develop their passions. Follow us for more updates on future events and opportunities! #womeninSTEM

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On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the incredible achievements and efforts of women around the world.

Superposition Toronto is dedicated to this mission, fighting to #BreakTheBias against women partaking in STEM.

Let's take today to celebrate our strength.

#IWD2022

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Just posted a photo @ Toronto, Ontario https://t.co/0rObOXTE07

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"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”
- Michelle Obama, Former First Lady and the first African-American First Lady of the United States
#womenempowerment

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hEr VOLUTION is an amazing organization that connects young women in STEM with leaders in the industry for career support. This organization hosts STEM education programs and ambassador programs for teens. For more info: https://t.co/ib0Bg1hD8R

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A Canadian-American pharmacologist in FDA, she prevented thalidomide from usage in sleeping pills that caused birth deformities. She received President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service by President John F. Kennedy. She was Frances Kelsey: https://t.co/DXFdOA4tmB

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“Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game. It’s about where we are and where we’re going. Space travel benefits us here on Earth. And we ain’t stopped yet. There’s more exploration to come.”

- Nichelle Nichols #womeninSTEM

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“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”

- Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist
#empowerment "

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The Science Unlimited Summer Camp is an amazing opportunity to learn about many fields of science through various experiments and workshops! Check it out here!: https://t.co/0VT5nrJLg8

#opportunity #STEM

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"If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say."

- Barbara McClintock: a cytogeneticist and the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. #womeninSTEM #nobelpeace

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"Minority Women in STEM, You can do it…. It’s understanding the universe & it’s being connected to the universe & making the world a better place.”

– Candy Torres, Engineer
#womeninSTEM #empowerment

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It’s not too late to apply for scholarships! Check out the CILA. They will be awarding 10 women enrolled in STEM programs at Universities and Colleges across Canada with a paid internship & a $6000 bursary. For more info: https://t.co/VxhV0gvXsp

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“We need to understand that if we all work on inclusion together, it’s going to be faster, broader, better, and more thorough than anything we can do on our own.”

– Ellen Pao, former Reddit CEO & current Project Include CEO #womeninSTEM

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"What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivations, perseverance, and desire – the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery."

– Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Engineer and NASA Astronaut #womeninSTEM

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"Courage [...] it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging."

- Marie M. Daly, first African American woman to earn a Phd in chemistry
#womeninSTEM #BlackWomen

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Nettie Stevens was an American biologist and geneticist whose studies on the mealworm beetle led to her discovery of sex chromosomes in 1905. Her work was revolutionary to understanding the hereditary aspects of sex-determination.

#womeninSTEM #biology #genetic #DidYouKnow

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"Science is not a boy's game, it's not a girl's game. It's everyone's game. It's about where we are and where we're going. Space travel benefits us here on Earth. And we ain't stopped yet. There's more exploration to come."
- Nichelle Nichols, former NASA Ambassador #womeninSTEM

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“We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that these things must be attained.”

- Marie Curie, physicist, winner of 1903 physics and 1911 chemistry Nobel Prizes
#womeninSTEM

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Julian Chan, CEO of Wildtype Media shares “women have to support other women. It could be as simple as connecting with fellow like-minded professionals on LinkedIn, patronising woman-owned businesses, and referring them to potential clients and partners.”

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“I didn’t learn to be quiet when I had an opinion. The reason they knew who I was is because I told them.”

– Ursula Burns, former CEO of Xerox
#empowerment #womeninSTEM

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"Certain people – men, of course – discouraged me, saying [science] was not a good career for women. That pushed me even more to persevere."

- Francoise Barre, virologist who won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine #womeninSTEM