Oct 20 Watch 3:48 Encouraging girls to become scientists? It's not rocket science By PBS News Hour Women in the U.S. receive less than 20 percent of Bachelor's degrees in computer science, engineering and physics. Eileen Pollack, one of the first two women to receive an undergraduate degree in physics at Yale, offers a solution to getting… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 4:54 Teaching girls to write the rules at video game coding camp By PBS News Hour Video games are still largely aimed at a male audiences, which is no surprise since women make up a small portion of game designers and programmers. But that doesn't mean that girls aren't interested in playing and creating. Girls-only computer… Continue watching
Aug 05 #ILookLikeAnEngineer challenges public perception of gender norms in tech By Colleen Shalby Sexist online reactions to an ad campaign featuring a female engineer prompted engineers to share their stories on Twitter with the hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer. Continue reading
May 19 Astronomer's 'boys with toys' remark inspires #GirlsWithToys response By Adelyn Baxter A male astronomer's offhand comment during an interview prompted a social media outcry over the weekend when female scientists around the world took to Twitter using the hashtag #GirlsWithToys. Continue reading
Apr 17 Column: Why the STEM gender gap is overblown By Denise Cummins Women are capable of doing well in STEM fields traditionally dominated by men, and they should not be hindered from pursuing careers in such fields. But women, argues psychologist Denise Cummins, also should not be ashamed if their interests differ… Continue reading
Apr 06 Want more women in science and math? Pay attention to group projects, study suggests By Laura Santhanam Group projects may hold the key to getting more girls and women to enter science, technology, engineering and math or fields that men otherwise dominate. Continue reading
Feb 27 Teachers unintentionally turn girls away from math and science, study finds By Laura Santhanam However unintended these biases may be, they help to shape women's career paths for years to come, said Edith Sand, an economist at the Bank of Israel and economics professor at Tel Aviv University. Continue reading
Jan 29 Skip the fairy tales, and tell your daughter science bedtime stories By Wendy Thomas Russell I was never very good at science. Mostly because it was taught to me the same way math was taught to me: It wasn't. I mean it was, technically. But not in a way that inspired me or held my… Continue reading
Jan 20 The reality of life and death intersect for students at two Oakland schools By April Brown, Mike Fritz Sometimes, the realities of life and death intersect at Life Academy, a health sciences-focused public school in Oakland, California. Continue reading
Dec 11 'SciGirls' turns the camera on young citizen scientists By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Twin Cities Public Television's "SciGirls" puts girl scientists in front of the camera. While the pre-teen scientists perform experiments for the audience, the producers hope it will encourage more women to join science and engineering fields. Continue reading