MILFORD - About 20 years ago, Lauralton Hall educators noticed a dip in the excitement level of middle school girls when it came to science and math. The young girls were starting "to hide in the ...

When it was released in September, the latest national assessment showed some upsetting, although not surprising, trends. Considered a good window into how K-12 students in the U.S. are faring, the ...

About 3,000 girls and their family members descended on the Museum of Nature & Science Friday for the kickoff of Girls & Science. Dozens of businesses, organizations and agencies showed off their STEM ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Carpinteria, CA – The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) brought its annual Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) conference to ...

You’ve probably heard the common stereotype somewhere at some time that boys are better than girls at math and science. As a scientist (and a woman), every time I hear this kind of claim, it sounds ...

Despite years of programs to get girls to code and to pair female scientists with mentors, men outnumber women two-to-one in STEM—science, technology, engineering and math—jobs. The gender gaps are ...