By . In the past 40 years, nothing has changed in the UK regarding equal pay for women – and there is still gender discrimination. More...
By . After the expressions of joy or despair have faded away, A Level results day often serves to emphasise the startling gender gap in students studying science subjects. More...
One need only consider the cultural impact of the recent film Hidden Figures to see the need to expand our cultural understanding of who can engage in mathematics, writes Sara N. Hottinger. Read more...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. First, there was Hour of Code. Now there’s Siemens STEM Day. A makeover of the traditional Siemens Science Day, the new event is intended to encourage teachers to spark student interest in new forms of science, technology, engineering and math. More...
By Alyssa Walker. In its push to overcome cultural and institutional factors that impede women in STEM, the Australian government recently granted 24 organizations $3.9 million towards projects that encourage girls and women to pursue STEM studies. According to the Prime Minister of Australia’s website, this initiative is only round one of the disbursement of $8 million for Women in Stem, under that National Innovation and Science Agenda. More...
Par . Nombre d'élèves s'écartent encore des filières scientifiques. « Trop compliqué ». « Pas fait pour moi »... répondent souvent les jeunes. Dans le cadre de la journée nationale des Cordées de la réussite, l'université Paris-Est Créteil (Upec) se mobilise ce jeudi. Ce dispositif vise à favoriser l'accès à l'enseignement supérieur de jeunes quel que soit leur milieu. Voir l'article...
By Phil Hill. Math emporia have a mixed reputation, occasionally described as “the place where all the non-math majors are generally sent to virtually teach themselves subjects” or that “we’ve outsourced jobs for professors to a bunch of students on hourly wage”. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Studying the successes of black women mathematicians opens a window into how we can produce more black STEM grads. It also exposes the bigotry that prevents us from doing so. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Women are sorely lacking in the IT industry, and universities are taking notice and taking action with an influx of trending partnership-based programs designed to help get women in STEM–and help them stay there. More...
By Laura Ascione Devaney. Do engineers and researchers need to know basic business leadership principles? Some universities are saying yes, noting that basic business leadership concepts can help academic researchers and scientists cultivate career experience. More...
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