r/LadiesofScience is a subreddit with 52k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses stem, women, research, science, and phd, and they frequently recommend/review work pants, ipad apps, and trail shoes.
A subreddit for women who work in, about, or around science (or would like to!) Career and scientific discussions, victory celebrations, gender politics, mentor issues, grad school, racism, sexism, bigotry and systemic bias.
No unapproved surveys, doxxing*, harassment*, sealioning^, gaslighting^, demanding proof of other's lived experiences^ etc.
*Instaban
^warning then ban
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Popular Themes in r/LadiesofScience
#1
Advice Requests
: "My former PhD advisor (48M) confessed that he has romantic feelings for me (31F). Advice needed."
21 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I'm a woman in STEM, and I am done with pop science, branding, and the emphasis on aesthetics when it comes to "empowering" women in STEM"
12 posts
#3
News
: "Vera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science."
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Scientist…bracelets?"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I Dropped Out of MIT… Then Built a Space Telescope"
2 posts
#6
Solution Requests
: "A maternity lab coat for scientists"
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "Growth is a win"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/LadiesofScience
#1
Stem
: "Female scientists are having their information deleted from government websites. Women in Stem aren't having it."
63 posts
#2
Women
: "Female scientists are having their information deleted from government websites. Women in STEM aren't having it."
52 posts
#3
Research
: "When you explain your Research and they say, Oh wow, I was terrible at science in school."
31 posts
#4
Science
: "Woman in Science (or at least Im trying to be) learning how to draw my favorite women scientists. Heres Jane!"
27 posts
#5
Phd
: "Starting my Phd program in a week my dad sent me this picture as a reminder of where I started."
18 posts
#6
Career
: "Help with dresscode for gala event at Summerschool"
15 posts
#7
Advice
: "My former PhD advisor (48M) confessed that he has romantic feelings for me (31F). Advice needed."
14 posts
#8
Academia
: "I’m leaving Academia!"
11 posts
#9
Conference
: "Are these heels appropriate for a Conference? "
10 posts
#10
Lab
: "Dealing with new difficult student in Lab "
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/LadiesofScience
Work Pants
28 reviews
#1
Duluth Trading
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Wrangler
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
North Face
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Ipad Apps
9 reviews
#1
Evernote
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Wolfram Alpha
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Todoist
5.0★ from 1 review
Trail Shoes
7 reviews
#1
Columbia
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Oboz
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Vibram FiveFingers
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/LadiesofScience
#1
Advice/Experience Sharing Wanted
: "Undergrad Research Interview Attire"
47 posts
#2
Victory is Mine!
: "NASA Careers with a Disability: Engineering a More Inclusive Future"
13 posts
#3
Mod Note
: "When a guy at the conference assumes youre the poster designer, not the PI 🙃"
7 posts
#4
Research
: "Shocking study reveals thing women have been saying since the beginning of time"
6 posts
#5
:snoo_joy:
: "The greatest research skill you can have is being a nosy woman who wants to find out 🤭🤓"
3 posts
#6
Approved Survey
: "A maternity lab coat for scientists"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/LadiesofScience
Yearly
+5k members(11.9%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026