Girls & Science offered a wide array of lessons all in the hopes of encouraging the next generation of scientists. Libby Smith is a Special Projects Producer at CBS4.

Though history is peppered with women scientists and mathematicians, they are still under-represented in the STEM fields.

"Girls never go on to careers in those subjects," he told my mother. "Besides," he said, "getting skipped ahead in science and math would ruin my social life." As a result, I arrived at Yale in ...

Meet Mary Summerfield, Ph.D. In 1956, she was one of what American Girl magazine called "thousands of girls now serving as professional scientists." Dr.

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their ...

Do dogs have what it takes to interest girls in science? All through November 2018, the popular science blog Do You Believe in Dog? has been sharing inspiring quotes from women in canine science ...

A group of middle-school aged girls got their hands dirty making goo from glue Saturday in a local effort to close the gender gap in science-related job fields. Engineering Your Tomorrow, held at ...

Some Girls Better at Science. Globally, 15-year-old girls outscored boys in 43 of the 65 countries tested. Jef Akst. Jef Akst. Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an ...

SYDNEY—The Education Department of New South Wales is exploring ways to encourage more girls to take up science and technology. The initiative by the state's Technology Strategy committee follows a ...