Diverse Speakers Lists
In order to strengthen the representation of diversity in science at events, conferences, and panels, this site provides a collection of platforms that promote female speakers and speakers of other underrepresented groups. These lists may be of varying quality and be sure to research their entries if you use them.
If you know of more of such lists, please send a notification to communications@ist.ac.at.
- General: Austria
- FEMtech: 2.000+ female experts in science and technology. Platform operated by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK).
- Frauendomäne: Austrian platform of female experts of all fields. The project started in 2019 and was even recognized by Forbes Magazine.
- Speakerinnen: German/English speaking platform of female speakers of all fields.
- General: International
- 500 Women Scientists: 6.000+ women and minorities in STEMM fields.
- 50/50 Initiative: General female experts from academia and industry, operated by Women In Research.
- AcademiaNet: AcademiaNet is a database of profiles of excellent female researchers from all disciplines. An initiative from the Swiss National Science Foundation.
- Diverse Sources: Diverse experts in science, health and environment.
- Expert FindHer: Platform connecting women from all fields of research.
- Informed Opinions: 1.400+ women and gender-diverse experts across all fields.
- STEMM Role Models: Diverse experts in STEMM fields.
- The Women Speaker Initiative: 4.000+ female and underrepresented speakers across all fields.
- Women’s Media Center – SheSource: Database of media-experienced women experts across all fields.
- Specialized lists
- Anneslist: Female experts in neuroscience.
- Diversify Chemistry: Diverse experts in chemistry from academia and industry.
- Diversify EEB: Women and underrepresented groups in ecology and evolutionary biology.
- Expert Women in Microbiology: Well, exactly that…
- Top Women of Color in Biology: Unofficial list in progress, collected by molecular ecologist Karen James.
- WICB Speaker Referral Service: Women in Cell Biology, operated by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).
- Women in Chemistry and Physics: Women in theoretical and computational chemistry, biochemistry, material science, theoretical molecular/atomic physics and biophysics.
- Women in Physics: The APS Speakers List contain names, contact information, and talk information of physicists who are willing to give talks on a variety of subjects.
- Women Researchers in Fungi and Oomycetes: 300+ female researchers in a google spreadsheet.
- Women Speakers in Evolution and Behavior: Women speakers in evolution and behavior (human or comparative), initiated by Michelle Ann Kline.
- Women Virologists: 600+ female virologists in a google spreadsheet.
- Women Who Code: Women in computer science, data science, and technology.
- Others and lists of lists
- 21 Binders Full of Women in Science: Overview page with more specialized lists for women in Science.
- Frauennetzwerk: German speaking female experts on politics, economics, or Corona.
- Media Experts: Women, nonbinary and POC media experts.
- STEM Women: Australian-based experts on STEM subjects, supported by the Australian Academy of Science.
- Women Also Know Stuff: List of various platforms that highlight women scholars across disciplines.
