“It opens their eyes to different opportunities and possibilities,” Thomason said.

February 11 marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a United Nations initiative to both celebrate groundbreaking talent in their respective fields and to recognize ongoing gender-based ...

Huong, 15, competes at the Golden Gate Science Olympiad in Air Trajectory, which requires a build that uses the gravitational potential energy of a falling weight to launch a ping pong ball at a ...

One of Shane Woods’ favorite memories as executive director of Girlstart, a nonprofit that aims to empower girls in the sciences, was as a participant taking her own goddaughter to the organization’s ...

The WOW! Children’s Museum in Lafayette is working to make sure girls stay interested in science, technology, engineering and math by seeing women working in those fields. A recent Girls in Science ...

On Feb. 11, Saint Louis University-Madrid joins a global celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science — an initiative led by UNESCO and UN Women to promote full and equal access ...

Girls and their families are invited to come and explore STEM careers with women who are working in STEM fields through 8 p.m. Friday at the Girls & Science Kickoff Event. It started at 4 p.m. and ...

Sofia Melani and Lucia Cicconi are driven to help girls claim their place in STEAM-related fields because they realize the ...

February 11 marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a United Nations observance aimed at closing persistent gender gaps in STEM education and careers. A decade into the global push ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Women and Girls in Science event takes place Saturday, Feb. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at King Community Center. Brooke Gilley, coordinator of the Women and Girls in Science ...

How many girls were in your science and math classes? The answer depends on when you were in school, of course because the share of girls studying science, technology, engineering, and math has ...