Encouraging girls when they’re young to explore STEM is key to getting more women involved in careers in science and math. As these are areas that girls were not traditionally encouraged to explore, ...

Researchers, psychologists, and educators have spent years trying to decipher the riddle of nature vs. nurture, and when the topic is male and female students’ abilities in math and science, the ...

Girls persevere longer and are more engaged in science tasks when they are asked to “do science,” rather than “be scientists,” finds a new study in the journal Psychological Science. It’s the latest ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A daughter's love of science prompted a Chicago mom to take action. She created Girls 4 Science, an all-girls initiative focusing on STEM. More than 500 girls have gone through the ...

DENVER (CBS4) - This year's Girls & Science event hosted by CBS4 and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science kicks off this weekend in a unique way. It's the 7th year for the event, but rather than the ...

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 ...

If asked to name a few pioneers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, who comes to the mind first? Einstein, Newton, Darwin, Tesla—most likely, the names that instinctively surface ...

How many girls were in your science and math classes? The answer depends on when you were in school, of course because the share of girls studying science, technology, engineering, and math has ...

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Stepping carefully from rock to rock, 14-year-old Aya Osias tried not to submerge her sneakers in the slushy mud flat near the West Point Lighthouse at Discovery Park. The tide was ...

DENVER (CBS4) - With Girls & Science going virtual, CBS4 teamed up with Girls, Inc. of Metro Denver to hold a Community Conversation with the four mentors hosted by Mekialaya White. Megan Mountford ...

Last year, Girl Scouts introduced space science badges, developed by the SETI Institute in partnership with GSUSA, for Daisies, Brownies, and Junior Girl Scouts. In just one year, more than 68,000 ...