women in STEM

Helping Women Reach their Leadership Potential

New research links parental investments in early life with long-term education impacts

When undergraduate engineering classes are taught by women instructors, the gender gap practically disappears, new research finds

A marital name change can make it difficult for others to find a female scientist's entire research record

The further students progress through high school, the less likely they were to view their STEM classrooms as inclusive

Long-term recruitment measures work, but require a sustained commitment for success

Biological explanations for why more men than women hold high-achieving positions are not backed by evidence

Female academics experienced higher stress than many of their male counterparts during the pandemic

During the pandemic, women researchers submitted less research for publication than their male counterparts did

A new study shows that women were significantly more likely than men to report disagreements about authorship