Over 200 Empower Girls members, ages 8 to 15, learn computer skills using creative, “girl-friendly” methods, such as having students write their names using the ASCII binary code, which converts ...

Imagine a computer programmer. What does this person look like? What is this person doing? Is the person with anyone? What kinds of hobbies might he or she have? Chances are that you imagined someone ...

When I started teaching computer science at Punahou School, there were two computer science classes: an Intro and an AP course, mostly attended by boys. Occasionally, a girl would enroll in the course ...

Four years ago, boys outnumbered girls 4-to-1 in Duval County high school computer classes. Today those classes have three boys for every two girls, a nearly 60-40 ratio. Clearly, more girls are ...

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infinite Computer Solutions – a leading global technology solution provider – has partnered with Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation initiative, and its affiliate, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — New research from Google shows that black students are less likely to have computer science classes in school and are less likely to use computers at home even though they are 1.5 ...

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 ...

Hoping to get more girls interested in coding and computer science, a New York City-based startup is giving a high-tech makeover to a traditionally feminine fashion accessory. Meet Jewelbots, the ...

Thanks to the rise of Silicon Valley and the tech boom, there is an expanding subculture of science nerds who are openly proud of their collective “geek” identity. Geek Pride Day is celebrated on May ...

President Obama was the first Commander-in-Chief to write a line of computer code, after learning the basics of JavaScript on Monday. The lesson put him among the ranks of some 53 million students who ...

Back in 2012, the Girl Scouts Research Institute conducted a survey, called the Generation STEM report, in which they discovered that 74 percent of teen girls are interested in STEM. However, that ...

Allison Master receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the U. S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not ...