Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Against a backdrop of historical neglect and a ...

Women earn over 60% of biology bachelor’s and master’s degrees and over half of doctoral degrees in biological sciences. With these statistics, it might seem that we have finally closed the gender gap ...

A milestone study on bias against women in science has been debunked - after nearly identical research found the opposite is true. An experiment, first published in 2012, asked 127 science professors ...

Since Lanier High opened in 2010, teacher Mike Reilly has focused on drawing more women into the engineering and computer science classes. “It’s been a very intentional effort, and part of it’s ...

This International Women's Day, and particularly today, March 8, is a celebration of these ladies and what they bring to the world, more than a partner to men or bringing the next generation to the ...

ROCHESTER — When Eric Dirks encourages students to take his computer science class at Mayo High School, he often uses his wife, Emily, as an example of where it can take them. A Mayo grad herself, she ...

OAK LAWN, IL — Oak Lawn Community High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for ...

When I was growing up, menstruation was called “the curse.” It was a curse – once used to enslave women, including barring co-educational pursuits. It took the medical research of one woman, Dr. Mary ...

Depictions of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female ...