Huong, 15, competes at the Golden Gate Science Olympiad in Air Trajectory, which requires a build that uses the gravitational potential energy of a falling weight to launch a ping pong ball at a ...

CBS Colorado celebrates Girls & Science throughout the month of March. Studies show that as girls enter their teenage years, confidence declines in their ability to do well in the STEM fields. That is ...

That is great news for science, not just those directly involved. “Women and girls belong in science. It is time to recognize that inclusion fosters innovation, and let every woman and girl fulfill ...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on 11 February every year. On this day, various schools and communities organize events to create awareness about the importance of women ...

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. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A daughter's love of science prompted a ...

The fact that females are underrepresented worldwide in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is well documented. The International Journal of STEM Education, a peer-reviewed ...

Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, is presenting the Sally Ride Science Festival, held in association with the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, March 24, on ...

CBS Colorado is partnered with Ping Identity, Girls Inc of Metro Denver, DaVita, Xcel Energy, and Denver Health for a month-long celebration of Girls & Science. It's an exploration of all the ...

For generations, conventional wisdom has suggested that boys tend to excel in specific cognitive tasks. At the same time, it is often assumed that girls tend to lag in areas such as science and ...

You’ve probably heard the common stereotype somewhere at some time that boys are better than girls at math and science. As a scientist (and a woman), every time I hear this kind of claim, it sounds ...

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 ...