Women in science: Aiming for the stars but for how long?

MiMi Aung, a lead engineer on the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, described its first flight on the red planet earlier this year as “an incredible moment”. But how do we encourage more girls and young women to pursue a career in science and tech? <br /><br />On the Sky News Daily podcast, Dermot Murnaghan is joined by MiMi and Professor Catherine Heymans, the first female Astronomer Royal for Scotland. <br /><br />Daily podcast team:<br />Podcast producer - Annie Joyce<br />Podcast producer - Nicola Eyers<br />Podcast producer - Rosetta Fourlagawo<br />Interviews producer - Tatiana Alderson<br />Archive - Simon Windsor<br />Archive - Rob Fellowes<br />Archive - Nelly Stefanova<br />Music - Steven Wheeler