While a growing number of women enrol into science-based degree programmes, many opt out at higher levels, according to UNESCO. Furthermore, women who do become scientists are less likely than men to ...

Every year, the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. For 2022, the focus is not only the role women and girls play in STEM as beneficiaries, but also as ...

February 11 marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a United Nations initiative to both celebrate groundbreaking talent in their respective fields and to recognize ongoing gender-based ...

In this Sept. 29, 2015, photo, Aishwarya Mandyam, left, and her twin sister, Karishma Mandyam, write on an "idea board" for an upcoming hack-athon in the 3,100-square-foot home they share rent-free ...

The STEM field has a disproportionately low number of women in its ranks. According to the National Science Board, women represent just 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer and information ...

Today, November 13, Vox is co-hosting an evening with L’Oréal Groupe to honor the 2025 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science awardees. Since 2003, the program has recognized hundreds of women in STEM ...

In what can be a lonely field for women even during the best of times, Marisol Hernández’s first year in engineering school coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, when classes were held remotely rather ...

Nearly all women in STEM graduate programs report feeling like impostors, despite strong evidence of success. This mindset ...

The lack of gender equality in science is not just a problem that affects women. It also impedes a country’s development. Moreover, when we limit the size of the talent pool by making it harder for ...

Satyendra Nath Bose didn’t just make huge contributions to quantum science, he also welcomed women into what was at the time a male-dominated field. Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta and Rupamanjari Ghosh discuss ...

Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford addresses weight bias and the new clinical definition of obesity. Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, along with her colleagues, addresses the new clinical definition of obesity, ...