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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Girls studying robotics and C++ are used to being in a tiny minority. And for some, that’s not the friendliest feeling. “It’s like, ‘OMG, a girl is in our fort,'” says one girl, describing the ...

The club, which started in March for a 20-week run, is part of Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit that seeks to equip girls in grades six through 12 with computing skills. The end game is to bring ...

“I remember walking into one of the classes at Stanford and just deciding not to take the class because I was one of only three women there, and I just felt so intimidated,” recalled Catherina Xu, one ...