More states are requiring students to take a foundational computer science class to graduate—employing a powerful policy lever to bridge long-standing gender, racial, and socioeconomic gaps in course ...

Van “Kendy” Nguyen, 16, didn’t know anything about computer science. Gradi Kabeya, 17, hadn’t done any coding before but said computer science seemed cool and useful. Hazel Ochoa, 16, had dabbled in ...

Stereotypes about what boys and girls supposedly like aren’t hard to find. Toy advertisements send signals that science and electronic toys are intended for boys rather than girls. Computer scientists ...

U.S. innovation depends on getting more girls in computer science classes and careers--here's how to encourage more participation The nation needs to engage more minorities and girls in computer ...

(TNS) — Growing up, Chantel Parnell would round up all the kids in her neighborhood to hold "school" on her front lawn. Toting a chalkboard and her clipboard, she'd teach her neighbor-students ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed computer science research jobs will grow 19 percent by 2026. Yet nationally, women only earn 18 percent of computer science ...

North Carolina is launching a new campaign aimed at getting more girls to take computer science classes and eventually go into computer science careers. North Carolina is launching a new campaign ...

Nov. 22 (UPI) --Gender stereotypes are not only pervasive, but they can also contribute to the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and math-related careers, according to a study published ...

Irene Portillo Poblete remembers how as a little girl she would sit on the floor three feet from the television, watching her favorite animations. She wondered, how did so many mesmerizing stories ...

Men and women may be equal consumers of technology, but women today represent only 12% of all computer science graduates in the U.S. That number is down from 37% in 1984. Funded by businesses ...

The state of Paraíba is located in the Northeast of Brazil, a region where investments in science and technology are scarce, and the infrastructure in education is somehow precarious. Among the five ...

Recent college graduates are questioning the value of their computer science degrees because there aren't as many lucrative ...