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 ...

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 ...

U.S. innovation depends on getting more girls in computer science classes and careers--here's how to encourage more participation The nation needs to engage more minorities and girls in computer ...

When anyone asks Wendy Guo why she’s passionate about getting more women involved in computer science, she points to the invention of the airbag. “The example I always give comes from the auto ...

When she attended her first engineering camp as a high school junior, Paige Preske had never seen a group of so many tech-savvy girls under the same roof. But as now-25-year-old Preske spoke to a ...

PARAMUS, New Jersey (WABC) -- Computer science is a field dominated by men, but a program in new Jersey is trying to bridge the gender gap. Bergen CodeHers was created by an ambitious high schooler ...

Patrick B introduced himself: “I am an intelligence officer, or a spy.” The room was buzzing as Patrick explained how his love of solving problems led him to a career in the electronic ...

When I began Cyber Girls First (CGF) in 2014, the figures produced by the industry showed that out of the total employees in the computer and cyber workforce, 8% were women. Eleven years later, the ...

Only 20 percent of computer science and 22 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees in the U.S. go to women. Women are missing out on flexible, lucrative and high-status careers. Society is also ...

“Here’s an idea,” I told Sapna Cheryan. “How about ‘Resist! Barbie’?” She comes fitted with clenched fists for fighting off “grabbers” and bendable knees that fit squarely into the crotch of whoever ...

Recent college graduates are questioning the value of their computer science degrees because there aren't as many lucrative ...