{"id":6977,"date":"2026-02-10T21:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/?p=6977"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:10:08","slug":"women-in-science-and-astronomy-stories-from-astrolapalma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/en\/women-in-science-and-astronomy-stories-from-astrolapalma\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Science and Astronomy: Stories from AstroLaPalma"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>February 11: Women, Science, and the Sky<\/h1>\n<h3>A personal story from AstroLaPalma and LaPalmaStars.com<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Today, February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I want to talk about women in science and astronomy from a personal point of view<\/strong>\u2014from lived experience, from the sky that has accompanied me since childhood, and from the women who today and in the past have been part of AstroLaPalma.<\/p>\n<p>From La Palma, under one of the best skies in the world\u2014between <strong>stargazing<\/strong>, science outreach, and <strong>visits to the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory<\/strong>\u2014these stories are also part of science.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>I wanted to be an astronomer from the age of seven<\/h2>\n<p>I was <strong>seven years old<\/strong> when I saw a <strong>lunar eclipse<\/strong>. I don\u2019t remember many technical details, but I clearly remember the feeling. Something clicked. From that moment on, looking at the sky stopped being just looking\u2014it became a constant question.<\/p>\n<p>That moment shaped everything that came after.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong>1998<\/strong>, I became an <strong>astrophysicist<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>2005<\/strong>, I earned my <strong>PhD<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>2019<\/strong>, I became a <strong>Starlight Guide<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>2023<\/strong>, an <strong>environmental educator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was not an easy path, nor a straight or perfect one. But it was mine. And above all, it was possible because <strong>no one ever told me I couldn\u2019t<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Candy: when science begins without you even realizing it<\/h2>\n<p>Candy\u2019s story is very different\u2014and that is precisely why it is so important to tell.<\/p>\n<p>Candy did not grow up dreaming of becoming an astronomer. Her first contact with the sky was in <strong>2012<\/strong>, while working at a <strong>rural guesthouse<\/strong>, where she learned how to <strong>use a telescope<\/strong> almost by chance. There was no plan, no scientific career in mind. Just curiosity. And an opportunity.<\/p>\n<h3>From curiosity to astronomy<\/h3>\n<p>By <strong>2015<\/strong>, Candy was already an <strong>astronomer<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn <strong>2019<\/strong>, she became a <strong>Starlight Guide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What happened in between was learning, perseverance, confidence\u2026 and someone who believed in her <strong>before she fully believed in herself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Many women, many paths toward the sky<\/h2>\n<p>And it wasn\u2019t only Candy. <strong>AstroLaPalma was also built by many other women<\/strong> who arrived almost by chance\u2014and stayed out of passion.<\/p>\n<h3>Lea: rigor, mathematics, and stars<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lea<\/strong> worked with us from <strong>2017 to 2024<\/strong>. An astronomer and almost a mathematician\u2014she has only three subjects left to finish her degree\u2014and now living in Germany, where she continues to look at the sky with the same rigor and curiosity as always. She, too, began without a fixed plan.<\/p>\n<h3>Petra: engineering, night photography, and beauty<\/h3>\n<p>Before that came <strong>Petra<\/strong>, between <strong>2015 and 2018<\/strong>, more drawn to <strong>night photography<\/strong> and the beauty of the sky than to numbers. An engineer by training, with a special sensitivity for capturing what cannot always be explained with words.<\/p>\n<h3>Bianca: art, the cosmos, and the pandemic<\/h3>\n<p>And then <strong>Bianca<\/strong>, who worked with us between <strong>2018 and 2020<\/strong>, until <strong>COVID<\/strong> brought everything to a halt. An art historian, fascinated by the firmament, the aesthetics of the cosmos, and the silent dialogue between science and beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Each of them arrived by a different path.<br \/>\nNone of them started out thinking, <em>\u201cI\u2019m going to be an astronomer.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\nAll of them became one, in their own way.<\/p>\n<p>We miss them. And we hope that <strong>no volcano, no pandemic, and no circumstance will ever separate us like that again<\/strong>. Because AstroLaPalma is not just a project\u2014it is a network of women who looked up at the sky, dared to learn, and proved that science is also built from unexpected places.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3944\" style=\"width: 428px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3944\" src=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_AstroLaPalma_Milky_Way_LaPalma-300x197.png\" alt=\"Spectacular Milky Way seen from Mirador de Andenes in La Palma. AstroLaPalma Team Photo.\" width=\"428\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_AstroLaPalma_Milky_Way_LaPalma-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_AstroLaPalma_Milky_Way_LaPalma-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_AstroLaPalma_Milky_Way_LaPalma-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_AstroLaPalma_Milky_Way_LaPalma-600x394.png 600w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_AstroLaPalma_Milky_Way_LaPalma.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectacular Milky Way seen from Mirador de Andenes in La Palma. AstroLaPalma Team Photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why should girls choose science?<\/h2>\n<p>Because <strong>they can<\/strong>.<br \/>\nBecause <strong>the world needs them<\/strong>.<br \/>\nBecause science is not just formulas\u2014it is <strong>curiosity, questions, observation, patience, and emotion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Many girls do not choose scientific careers not because they don\u2019t like them, but because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>they think they are too difficult,<\/li>\n<li>they believe they are not meant for them,<\/li>\n<li>they don\u2019t know any women close to them who work in science,<\/li>\n<li>or someone, at some point, told them\u2014directly or indirectly\u2014that they should choose something else.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that weighs more than we realize.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What really makes the difference: real role models<\/h2>\n<p>We don\u2019t need unreachable heroines.<br \/>\nWe need <strong>ordinary women<\/strong>, with real stories, doubts, mistakes, and passion.<\/p>\n<p>Candy is one of them.<br \/>\nI am another.<br \/>\nAnd so were Lea, Petra, and Bianca.<\/p>\n<p>When a girl sees another woman explaining the sky naturally\u2014whether during a <strong>stargazing session<\/strong>, on a visit to the <strong>Roque de los Muchachos Observatory<\/strong>, or behind a camera on a dark night\u2014she understands something essential:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIf she can do it, so can I.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>From AstroLaPalma: opening doors, not imposing paths<\/h2>\n<p>At AstroLaPalma we don\u2019t only do <strong>astrotourism<\/strong>.<br \/>\nWe do <strong>science outreach<\/strong>, <strong>education<\/strong>, and\u2014without making too much noise\u2014<strong>we help create role models<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not about convincing every girl to become a scientist.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s about <strong>not closing that door too early<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let them choose whatever they want.<br \/>\nBut let them choose <strong>without fear, without prejudice, and with information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Looking at the sky is still an act of rebellion<\/h2>\n<p>I still look at the sky like that seven-year-old girl.<br \/>\nCandy does too.<\/p>\n<p>And if tonight, some girl looks up and feels that same spark\u2026 then this whole journey will have been worth it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 <em>Ana<\/em> \u2728<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3968\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3968\" src=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-300x199.png\" alt=\"Tajinaste flowers with Milky Way as background. Starry sky, La Palma\" width=\"461\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-1536x1018.png 1536w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-2048x1358.png 2048w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-531x354.png 531w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-600x398.png 600w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-180x120.png 180w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaPalmastars_astrolapalma_tajinastes_stargazing_tours_LaPalma_1-720x480.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tajinaste flowers with Milky Way as background. Starry sky photo, La Palma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<h3>Recommended links<\/h3>\n<h3>International Day of Women and Girls in Science<\/h3>\n<p>2025 article for February 11. <strong>Women astronomers throughout history<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/en\/women-and-girls-in-science\/\">https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/en\/women-and-girls-in-science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Nations \u2013 International Day of Women and Girls in Science<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/es\/observances\/women-and-girls-in-science-day\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.un.org\/es\/observances\/women-and-girls-in-science-day<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNESCO \u2013 Women in Science<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/es\/gender-equality\/science-technology\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.unesco.org\/es\/gender-equality\/science-technology<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands \u2013 February 11<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iac.es\/es\/divulgacion\/noticias\/el-iac-refuerza-su-compromiso-con-la-igualdad-en-ciencia-con-actividades-educativas-y-divulgativas-por\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.iac.es\/es\/divulgacion\/noticias\/el-iac-refuerza-su-compromiso-con-la-igualdad-en-ciencia-con-actividades-educativas-y-divulgativas-por<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 11: Women, Science, and the Sky A personal story from AstroLaPalma and LaPalmaStars.com Today, February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I want to talk about women in science and<\/p>\n<div class=\"padding-top text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/en\/women-in-science-and-astronomy-stories-from-astrolapalma\/\" class=\"atbtn atbtn--medium atbtn--rounded atbtn--transparent\">+ info<i class=\"atbtn__icon atbtn__icon--right fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[228],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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