Women in Việt Nam pursuing a STEM dream have broken down stereotypes that exist within families, schools and society to become female STEM leaders. Yet, many surveys have shown that there is a lack of female participation in STEM.

Ha Thi Thanh Huong, 34, a lecturer at the International University (IU), has been named one of the winners of the 2023 Golden Globe Science and Technology Awards.

Associate Professor Nguyen Phi Le is working on highly applicable research, directly solving problems that have great impacts on society such as the environment and health.

Three outstanding female scientists, who have received the L’Oréal – UNESCO Science Awards for the Development of Women in Science 2023, speak about their potential research projects in the fields of materials science and life sciences.

They were selected based on their outstanding scientific research achievements, and the modernity, novelty, applicability and potential of their research projects. The prize is worth VNĐ150 million (US$6,100) for each scientist.

One of Tran Dieu Linh's outstanding research achievements was the surface activation of graft materials, which was one of the two international exclusive patents granted by the South Korean Government in 2019.

The list of 12 finalists for the 2023 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women was announced on July 10.

When accessing the App Store on March 6 local iPhone users were able to see a list of applications with the title of "Made by Vietnamese women”.

Kovalevskaia Awards 2022 went to outstanding female scientists, including Prof. Dr. Le Minh Thang of Hanoi University of Science and Technology and a group from Hanoi University of Pharmacy.

Three Vietnamese female scientists have been named among the 100 most outstanding researchers of the year, according to Singapore’s Asian Scientist Magazine.