UNESCO’s Call to Action to Close the Gender Gap in Science, launched in February 2024, stresses the need for sustained and collective commitment. The initiative calls for dismantling entrenched gender ...

Women and girls remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), often due to persistent ...

UNESCO celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11. This day aims to ensure full and equal ...

Much of what keeps science accurate, ethical, and usable is done by women and girls—and because it doesn’t look like a ...

The WOW! Children’s Museum in Lafayette is working to make sure girls stay interested in science, technology, engineering and math by seeing women working in those fields. A recent Girls in Science ...

Girls and their families are invited to come and explore STEM careers with women who are working in STEM fields through 8 p.m. Friday at the Girls & Science Kickoff Event. It started at 4 p.m. and ...

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science presents us with an opportunity to stand up for women and girls in science and prevent gender-specific barriers that continue to hold women and ...

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 ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) Girls in Ocean Science Conference (GiOS), an educational event designed to connect girls in middle school and high school with leading female scientists and ...

From tech companies to the White House, America's effort to get girls to choose careers in science is well documented. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it's the one of the fastest-growing fields in ...

By 10am at Masasa Community Day Secondary School in Mzuzu City, Ndaona Mulungu’s chemistry class is in full swing. When he asks a question, hands shoot up—mostly boys. In the back row, several desks ...

On Feb. 11, Saint Louis University-Madrid joins a global celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science — an initiative led by UNESCO and UN Women to promote full and equal access ...