In a world that is defined by rapid change – particularly in technology – there are concerns that students today won’t be prepared for the challenges of the future. Of all U.S. high school students ...
Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the ...
Teishana Antoine, a junior at Gwinnett County’s Lanier High School, likes science and had an idea to get more female middle school students interested in the subject. She and others are starting an ...
Khamphet “Phet” Pease has come to realize that she’s a “formidable force” who doesn’t fold at the first obstacle in her path. In her earlier days as a STEM and career and technical education teacher ...
Students rule themselves out of, or in to, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines, based on stereotyped views of what makes a typical student, a new study has found. New ...
Research from Microsoft has revealed that the number of girls interested in STEM across Europe, on average, almost doubles when they have a role model to inspire them. The new findings from a ...
STEM subjects, which include science, technology, engineering and mathematics, are often heralded as key study areas for children at further and higher education level – and beyond. STEM skills are ...
Meera Varadharajan has received funding from Australian Teacher Education Association to conduct research on career change student teachers in Australian Universities. The role of technology, the ...
Girls lack confidence in their ability in STEM subjects and are less likely to think they will end up working in them when they leave school, according to a new survey. But girls do better than boys ...
From superheroes to celebrities, we’ve all had somebody we could look up to or aspire to be. But for women in STEM, finding these idols in a male-dominated field can be challenging. Members of BU’s ...
Encouraging girls to engage in STEM subjects has never been more important. By 2020, there could be a shortage of 500,000 digital workers, but less than one in three of the current ICT workforce is ...