Who said that being a nerd was uncool? Photo: AFP Women remain underrepresented in the scientific community, as they make up less than 30% of the world's researchers according to the United Nations. While research has shown that girls start doubting their abilities to take on male-dominated roles at a very young age, podcasts can be a great way to encourage them to overcome the many institutional and cultural challenges of being a woman in science. Here is a selection of four podcasts to listen to in observance of this year's International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We often imagine scientists as being cartoonish, eccentric figures with wild hair playing with tubes in a lab. People who are not like us.