More states are requiring students to take a foundational computer science class to graduate—employing a powerful policy lever to bridge long-standing gender, racial, and socioeconomic gaps in course ...

Student-run organization Girls Who Code seeks to empower women and gender-diverse students in computer science and related ...

Men dominate computer science jobs. But the gender gap starts opening up long before students enter the workforce. Solving the problem is a two-part equation: first, schools must offer computer ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on Nov 1, ...

High school senior Katie Kee didn’t always enjoy studying STEM (the acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics) coursework, although she puts it a little more bluntly. “I basically ...

Men and women may be equal consumers of technology, but women today represent only 12% of all computer science graduates in the U.S. That number is down from 37% in 1984. Funded by businesses ...

University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women and underrepresented students with interests in STEM turn away from these ...

The number of girls choosing to take a GCSE in computer science fell this year, breaking a consistent growth streak. In 2025, the number of girls taking computing at GCSE level dropped to 20,708, down ...

In spite of statewide initiatives to increase access to and participation in computer science classes, California lags behind the national average of 60% and trails about three dozen other states in ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, students from Abilene Texas Leader Charter Academy (TLCA) Lighthouse Leadership Group spent the day ...