Education

Celebrating The International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The effort seeks to address gender imbalance in STEM

Affirmative action ban increases diversity at many schools

Students who might have gone to elite schools flocked to flagship state universities instead

'It's important that caregivers stay engaged in paid labor’

Misty Heggeness says universal childcare is the most important issue for women to get ahead

How to plan for the worst so your family doesn't have to

An estate plan doesn't have to be intimidating

The 'missing link in the feminist curriculum’

Chanel Reynolds learned about estate planning as the result of a tragedy, and she’s using her experience to help others

Girls’ interest in cybersecurity peaks at 15, but dreams drop off before adulthood

Girls Who Code says educational programs outside the classroom are critical for future success

Higher-ed embraces FemTech

Universities are adding courses and focusing research on women's health

DEI changes could surprisingly shift an already lopsided college landscape

How DEI rollbacks on college campuses could impact white male students

The three ‘M’s’ of women’s health

Columbia University seeks to shine a light on misunderstood and under researched health priorities

Jenny Lay-Flurrie: How AI is rewriting accessibility

AI can power independence in everyday life

These myths hold sustainable fashion back

Too many regard it as a niche market. It has the potential to be much more.

Why women are more stressed out than ever

Women report higher levels of stress than men

Autoimmune disease: More science, less suffering

A need for 'advocacy, awareness, education and research'

Liat Ben-Zur talks AI, hippos and leaders in the margins

How AI is changing business in profound and often unrecognized ways

The age of inclusion: Why every generation matters at work

Maureen Wiley Clough says her podcast, 'It Gets Early Late,' is intended to change the conversation around workplace age bias

'It Gets Late Early:' A conversation about ageism with Maureen Wiley Clough

Workplace ageism is prevalent but works both ways

Any amount of alcohol may increase dementia risk

Drinking in moderation? It may not matter.

Refugee-turned-rescuer: How women escape the Taliban

Friba Rezayee runs a nonprofit to help women fleeing the Taliban

Women will pay the price for SNAP cuts

3XBA aims sky high

SUFFS: The women who wouldn't wait

Scientists leave U.S. as research grants disappear

The National Science Foundation estimates the number of early-career researchers in the U.S. will fall by 78% during the 2025/26 school year.

How to fix the STEM imbalance

The slow but steady increase in women in STEM can create the perception that gender equity has been achieved. It hasn’t.

Troubling trend: Teens turn to AI for companionship

Teenagers are treating AI like a trusted friend, at risk to their privacy and mental health.

How to fix the pipeline of diverse STEM graduates

Women still make up only one-third of all STEM workers.