Many of us learned in high school biology that sex chromosomes determine a baby’s sex, full stop: XX means it’s a girl; XY ...

The share of computer science and engineering degrees going to women has increased at the most selective American universities over the past 20 years and is approaching gender parity, while the ...

There is a prevailing narrative that academic science is rife with gender bias against women. “A vast literature… shows time after time, women in science are deemed to be inferior to men and are ...

In the domain of STEM, where the glass ceiling is still a reality, how can women become the drivers of success in A.I., natural sciences and medicine via gender-inclusive research? In recent years, ...

Public representation of science in the media still struggles to reflect the true diversity of those who work in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). According to a 2019 report from ...

In 2015, the United Nations established the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) to raise awareness about the importance of diversifying STEM (science, technology, engineering ...

For decades in the United States, scientists and government officials have coexisted in a mostly peaceable and productive symbiosis. The government has funded science and then largely left well enough ...

In the past two years, gender inequality has repeatedly made headlines. Consider a few examples from this summer. Since the Women’s World Cup, the U.S. women’s national team has been fighting for ...