Capital of Women Scientists
Imagine: You want to become a scientist, but you are not allowed to study. You work in research, achieve groundbreaking results, but don't get paid. You are nominated for the Nobel Prize more than a dozen times, but you don't receive it because you are not a man. This exhibition gives the women who once defied all odds and paved the way for many generations of successful women scientists the recognition they deserve. And it shows examples of the work of some of today’s outstanding women researchers. But don’t just use it for information, use it for inspiration.
Get to know women scientists who have had or continue to have a significant impact on teaching, research and our city. More than a hundred years after the first female student was officially enrolled, Berlin can now present itself as the capital of women scientists with the highest proportion of women professors in Germany and counts a total of more than 15,000 women scientists, from doctoral students to university presidents.
The exhibition is part of the project "Berlin - Capital of Women Scientists", an initiative of the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, which was carried out in 2021 by the Berlin Institute of Health with the support of the Berlin Senate Chancellery. The starting point were Wikipedia edit-a-thons with interested amateur researchers, from schoolchildren to senior citizens. Together they edited and wrote more than 50 Wikipedia entries about women scientists in Berlin. Based on these articles, an exhibition was created, which was first opened at the Rotes Rathaus and will subsequently be shown at various locations in the city.
Please note, that the project was conducted in German and we have only edited the German Wikipedia entries so far. The English Wikipedia articles were not part of the project and need further improvement.
