The 2012 Midpoint Series

The week of June 25th, 2012 marked The Midpoint in 2012, a benchmark that reminds us 50% of the year has gone by, and we still don’t see anything approaching 50% representation of women’s accomplishments in Google Doodles. To acknowledge this benchmark and to try to bring some more attention to this cause, Speaking Up hosted a special series of posts over the course of the week, called The Midpoint Series. The blog featured special content and lots of guest posts, highlighting more Doodle-Worthy Women and their amazing achievements.

Below, check out the posts that appeared as part of The 2012 Midpoint Series, and help us spread the word so that Google hears our message: You can do better.

Posts in The 2012 Midpoint Series:

• Introduction/Kickoff Post for the Midpoint Series

Speaking Up Posts

• A Second Open Letter to Google
• United States Google Doodles Stats (as of June 24th, 2012)
• Global/International Google Doodles Stats (as of June 24th, 2012)
• When Doodles Get It Right – Women Honored Around the Globe in 2012
• When Doodles Get It Right – Past Female Doodle Honorees
• Doodle-Worthy Women of June

Guest Posts: Special Topics

• Cecelia Morales on Role Models for Young Women
• Betsey Adams on Why We Care
• Sabrina Stierwalt on Solutions & Resources for Google
• Sarah Scoles on Doodles + Communicating Science to the Public: The Bigger Picture

Guest Posts: Doodle-Worthy Women

• Bárbara Rojas Ayala on Biruté Galdikas
• Brooke Napier on Susan B. Anthony
• Karen Masters on Mary Somerville
• Ariela Rutkin-Becker on Gilda Radner
• Elizabeth Rogers on Rachel Carson
• Ann Hoang on Annie Easley
• Samantha DeMart on Eleanor Roosevelt
• Kelley Hess on Georgia O’Keeffe
• Katie Lorentz Bethea on Joanne Simpson