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    I Didn't Think There Were Many African Women Scientists. Then I Checked Twitter

    The author, a woman scientist from Africa, was stumped by a survey asking her to name women scientists from Africa.
    by Esther Ngumbi Feb 11, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Maria Fabrizio for NPR

    Recently, an online survey asked me to name African women scientists I admired. I found myself struggling — even though I'm a Kenyan entomologist, researching sustainable ways to feed our expanding population amid a changing climate. I thought to myself, why are there so few of us?

    I was wrong: We are not few at all. Twitter proved it.

    The website , which features African women in STEM, in January

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