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We live in a new era where not only do women have more freedom than ever, but technology's rapid advance provides more options. Brooke Chaplan looks at some fields where women are creating a big impact.

As gender equality improves country by country, women have more opportunities in our tech-driven world than ever. Women are still making remarkable changes to science and technology, but still a stigma exists against them in these fields. These areas are increasingly becoming more in demand for women interested in technology.

Computer Science

Almost everything is online now, and to continue growth in this industry, business leaders require women well versed in computer science, especially those with an eye for design. These degrees are high paying, with flexible career options available upon graduation. Whether it's digital media bachelors, or a NJIT online MBA in information technology, computer science degrees are sure to get women a better place in the workforce.

Chemical Engineers

Imagine creating new things everyday! Chemical engineers are in demand in almost every industry. As a chemical engineer, you have the chance to develop new medicines that could save lives. You can also use your degree for fields as diverse as food science and textiles, allowing you to pursue your passions with this versatile degree.

Engineering

From building construction, to vehicle design, female engineers stand out by bringing a new perspective to a previously male dominated field. Additionally, engineers rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars making the degree all the more valuable. Women who are drawn to design and have skill in mathematics will excel in many industries including architecture and graphic design.

Environmental Law

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With so many issues surrounding climate change, it's time more women pursued environmental law degrees. This gives people a chance to fight for Mother Nature and shape the policies that impact our planet. The best part about getting a law degree is many schools are now offering paths to graduation online. This allows you to work from home or travel the country, unfettered by the chains of the classroom.

Microbiology

Do you like petri dishes and lab coats? Between food science, space exploration, and disease prevention, this field offers a little bit of something for everyone. On top of that, more scientists discover new species in this field than any other making your discoveries all the more important in the world today.

Epidemiologists

More than half a decade ago, an economic recession gripped the globe that had dire consequences for public health. For this reason, many public health programs were cut, even as threats like air pollution and poverty-based illness continued to rear their ugly heads. There's a high demand for competent epidemiologists, and your work could save thousands of lives.

"We live in a new era where not only do women have more freedom than ever, but technology's rapid advance provides more options."

We live in a new era where not only do women have more freedom than ever, but technology's rapid advance provides more options. Take advantage of today's world and pursue a technology degree. Turn your dreams into reality before the opportunity slips away.


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April Labarron writes about six female researchers who are working on incredible discoveries this century.

Science has become so much more than a bunch of people in a lab staring at a selection of stereo microscopes. It's a fun, dynamic, and interesting field with highly creative people doing incredible work. Many of those people are women who, despite hostility in traditionally male fields, have managed and continue to do amazing things for us. Here are six absolutely incredible women who are rocking the science world in the 21st century.

Deborah Jin

Jin is working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology on some really cool experiments. Literally one-third of a millionth of a degree above absolute zero cool. Jin managed to create a material that exists almost at the point where matter stops moving entirely not just once, but then again with a different substance to start with. This can open up incredible new avenues for learning how matter works.

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Margaret A. Liu

The Vice Chair of Transgene in Strasbourg, France, Liu is working on a way to combat HIV by using DNA injections. Using dormant viruses in order to make vaccines runs the risk of the virus becoming active again, but Liu's work is trying to side step that problem all together.

Marcia McNutt

President and Chief Executive Officer of Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, she is the first woman to run a freestanding oceanography research institute in the US. She has a particular talent for working with researchers and engineers, encouraging new data and new material advancements.

Cherry Murray

Murray is not only the Vice President of Bell Labs' Lucent Technologies where she oversees their research strategy, she also does her own research on colloidal systems, which are suspensions where particles don't settle or dissolve in liquid, as well as work on phase transitions.

Jill Tarter

Tarter, pictured above,  is the Director of Center for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. An astronomer, she is in charge of setting up the arrays of radio telescopes and working with the data for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.

Jacqueline K. Barton 

Barton is a Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. Recently, she discovered that DNA conducts electricity in its normal state, but doesn't do so as well when it is damaged by certain chemicals or mutations. This gives scientists the ability to check for harmful mutations with chips made of DNA attached to gold on silicon wafers.

By April Labarron

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April Labarron is a native of Southern California. She has her BA in English/Literature from MSJC in Menifee, Ca. She views her freelance writing, not only as a career, but as her passion. Other areas of interest include; movies, food, singing, soccer, traveling, shopping and a continuous desire for learning. She lives on her own and is accompanied by her Pomeranian named, Elvis. She currently resides in Temecula, California.