Despite decades of progress, women remain underrepresented in science and technology (STEM) careers. Subscribe to our ...

While African Americans make up 13-14% of the total U.S. population, they represent only 6-7% of the total workforce in STEM fields, with African American women constituting a mere 2% of ...

Black Sisters in STEM prepares college-aged women for successful careers by connecting them with mentors and institutions. “Within STEM industries, up to 80 percent of roles are filled by referral.

STEM is a commonly used abbreviation referring to science, technology, engineering and math, and traditionally, the descriptor of a male-dominated industry. However, there is a group of women here on ...

On today’s Day of Women and Girls in Science, only few nations have reached parity in tertiary STEM education. A majority, including many in Europe, score poorly.

Branch says she's still passionate about the possibilities STEM careers can offer to women of color, but she felt a jolt when one of her daughters expressed interest in these fields.

At the UN in New York City, e.l.f. partner Amanda Nguyen, the soon-to-be first Vietnamese woman in space, assembled a lineup of women astronauts alongside scientist and equality advocate Bill Nye ...

It is no secret that women still make up a minority of many science fields, including computer science, engineering, and chemistry. Moreover, women in STEM still earn less than men in equivalent ...

Transparency and advocacy as the solution. Many women in STEM are aware that they may make less than their male counterparts. But what’s poignant is that women who had female mentors tend to get ...

Megan O’Meara, M.D., head of early-stage development at Pfizer Oncology, is deeply committed to scientific innovation, mentorship, and breaking barriers for the next generation of women in ...

While numerous leading women representing scientists, technicians, engineers and mathematicians (STEM) have graced the screen throughout cinematic history, those pale in comparison to their male ...

The result is that women make up only a third of the workforce in STEM industries, including just 17 percent of engineers. This underrepresentation is a major problem for several reasons.