A study of 27 projects educating marginalized girls in lower- and middle-income countries finds that whole communities need to be mobilized as “agents of change” to ensure the effects last Education ...

Women, especially women of color, continue to be underrepresented in computer science. But two new Sacramento State projects aim to change that by considering how the education system can better ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Five Southern California Girl Scouts are getting ready to soar. They weren't able to blast off into space -- but their science projects did! It's all part of the "Making Space ...

February 11 marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a United Nations initiative to both celebrate groundbreaking talent in their respective fields and to recognize ongoing gender-based ...

Discovery World in Milwaukee hosted Girls & STEM on Saturday. The female-focused day is designed to inspire girls and ignite success. Data from M.I.T. shows women make up roughly 28% of the STEM ...

Mercedes Randhahn found a laboratory to use. She learned two and a half months’ worth of chemistry material in just a couple of weeks. And then she got to work. After lots of experiments, Randhahn ...

CBS News Colorado First Alert Meteorologist Lauren Whitney is not only the face of Girls & Science but also a passionate wife, mom and role model. "Time is flying! I've been here at the station, this ...

According to the 2016 Global Gender Gap Report from the World Economic Forum, 16 per cent of women globally, compared to 37 per cent of men, graduate with a degree in a STEM field of study (science, ...

The state of Paraíba is located in the Northeast of Brazil, a region where investments in science and technology are scarce, and the infrastructure in education is somehow precarious. Among the five ...

Getting girls and young women interested in science careers should be given higher priority across Africa. Initiatives such as STEM Belle and STEM4HER are rising to the challenge. Doreen Anene and ...