Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the most selective schools, the gender gap in computer science and engineering is nearly closed. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images ...

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 ...

In this Podcast Extra, two computer scientists, Shobhana Narasimhan and Sana Odeh, join Nature's Anne Pichon to discuss the barriers that women and gender-diverse people still face when working in ...

Ada Lovelace was a visionary who first recognized the potential of computer programming. Almost two centuries on, six women in computer science and technology reflect on their experiences in the field ...

With technology transforming every aspect of peoples' lives, careers in science, technology, engineering, and math have taken off. The evolution of tech startups, mobile apps, social media platforms, ...

At Harvey Mudd College in California, about 40 percent of the computer science majors are women. That's far more than at any other co-ed school.... This story is part of our series The Changing Lives ...

As the number of students opting to study computer science in the UK rises, the subject has the biggest gender gap in the curriculum. As students across the UK receive the results from the first wave ...

The low numbers of female computer science majors may have roots in the mid-1980s and the rise of personal computers Maris Fessenden Former correspondent In 1833, seventeen-year-old Ada Lovelace met ...

I've been passionate about increasing women's participation in computer science for more than 25 years. While the number of undergraduate women pursuing some STEM (science, technology, engineering, ...