Founded in San Francisco 25 years ago, the nonprofit is now expanding its programming to the Triangle, with a new base in ...

Just a few years ago, the United States almost eliminated the gap between middle school girls’ and boys’ performance in math and science. Now, boys are pulling ahead again, finds a new analysis from ...

For nearly 20 years, academic strategies, support and policies focused on closing long-standing achievement gaps in STEM between boys and girls. These efforts paid off, and by 2019, girls’ achievement ...

Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. It’s been more than five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and new research ...

When you picture a scientist on television, who do you see? Too often, the answer is a man in a white lab coat, hunched over a microscope, or a stereotypical “mad genius” bent on world domination.

For educators determined to narrow the gender gap in math and science, 2019 was a banner year. Across the country, programs specifically designed to give girls exposure to STEM — science, technology, ...

At Helix Charter High School, girls have numerous opportunities within the school’s Girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) club. Ensuring that girls have as many ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - There’s a place in Lubbock where girls can be set up for a successful future, without stereotypes holding them back. Code Ninjas is working to give girls a head start at ...

Growing up in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, Anushay Anjum loved school but was especially enamored with the sciences. Biology, physics, chemistry, information technology — she enjoyed them all ...

When pondering the stereotypes girls face early on, there’s an equal but opposite reaction for their masculine peers. As we start breaking down barriers for girls in STEM, we cannot ignore the similar ...

CINCINNATI — Five all-girls Catholic high schools in Cincinnati are making history after receiving a $2 million STEM education grant. The presidents of Mercy-McAuley, Mount Notre Dame, Saint Ursula ...

Ensuring that girls have as many opportunities in and out of the classroom as boys do should always be a top priority for schools. At Helix Charter High School, some of those opportunities come with ...