Abstract
October 12th is Ada Lovelace Day. Every year on this day we celebrate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Although we have made progress in terms of gender equality in STEM, hurdles are still faced and changes are still needed. We spoke to Professor Jacqueline Gottlieb, Dr Kirsty Bannister and Natahsa Pushkin about their journeys in STEM in what are still male-dominated disciplines.