The Irène Joliot-Curie Prize is a French prize for women in science and technology, founded in 2001. It is awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the Airbus Group corporate foundation, the French Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Technologies. It aims to reward women for their work in the fields of science and technology. The prize is named after French scientist Irène Joliot-Curie, a French chemist, physicist and politician who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for the discovery of artificial radioactivity. The prize was created by a new government department called the Mission for Parity in Science and Technology. It was led by Françoise Cyrot-Lackmann who had co-created the Femmes et Sciences organisation. Each year three awards are given:
female scientist of the year young female scientist a woman in business and technology Until 2009, a fourth category of awards was given, to an individual or group in recognition of their mentorship of women in science. In 2023, a new category was recognised in a special prize for engagement. Since 2011, the award winners have been chosen by the French Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Technologies. The current Irène Joliot-Curie Prize should not be confused with the Prix Joliot-Curie, set up by Société Française de Physique in 1956, an annual award for work in the field of physics. It was originally called the prix Irène-Joliot-Curie, before changing its name in 1958.
Winners The winners have included:
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