"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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This Scientist Is Working To Get More Girls Up Into Tree Canopies You can often find ecologist Nalini Nadkarni up in trees. She studies this unexplored ecosystem of the rain forest — the canopy.

Contact some scientists.Or, better yet, have your kid contact some scientists. Shortly before Christmas, Sophie Lester, 7, of Brisbane, Australia mailed an earnestly polite l IE 11 is not supported.