Turn Challenges into Opportunities, says Debbie Gilley, an IAEA Radiation Protection Specialist
In 1987 when Debbie Gilley started working as a safety inspector of healthcare facilities for the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control, which is responsible for the US state’s radiological safety programme, she was one of only three women out of the 40 professional staff members at the organization.
IAEA Women Leaders Share Their Journeys on International Women’s Day 2021: Panel Discussion
The importance of diversity in leadership and its organizational benefits are some of the topics to be discussed at an IAEA online panel on 8 March to mark International Women’s Day.
Finding the Right Chemistry: Balancing Family and Nuclear Safeguards
By analysing samples to verify countries’ declarations of nuclear material, Urska Repinc, an Analytical Chemist, contributes to the IAEA’s mission to verify the peaceful use of nuclear material – an activity known as nuclear safeguards.
Curious by Nature: A Woman's Scientific Journey to Spent Fuel Management
Among Amparo Gonzalez Espartero’s many childhood memories, one stands out: her grandmother’s house, brimming with gadgets like microscopes and colorimeters and a scientific library where she spent hours immersed in works from Charles Darwin to Albert Einstein.
Driven by Challenge: From Chemistry Student to Spent Fuel Specialist
For young women considering a career in nuclear science and technology, Laura McManniman has simple advice: “Don’t doubt yourself.”