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NSF Call for Research on Harassment in STEM Contexts
The National Science Foundation has announced a call for research on sexual harassment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics contexts. Researchers are invited to submit proposals to programs across NSF that support progress towards safe and secure educational and research environments for current and future scientists.
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Girls Are More Engaged When They’re ‘Doing Science’ Rather Than ‘Being Scientists’
A psychological study suggests a way to keep gender stereotypes from discouraging girls’ persistence in science activities.
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Back Page: A Rural Reach for STEM Education
Martha Escobar of Oakland University’s Cognitive Behavioral Lab is investigating the use of evidence-based approaches to promoting scientific learning in rural and low-income areas.
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NSF Invites Grant Proposals for Studying Personalized Learning in the STEM Workforce
The National Science Foundation is interested in receiving new proposals and supplemental funding requests to support flexible personalized learning to prepare the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce.
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Countries with Less Gender Equity Have More Women in STEM–Huh?
A recent study points out a so-called “gender-equality paradox”: there are more women in STEM in countries with lower gender equality. Why do women make up 40 percent of engineering majors in Jordan, but only
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Tackling Gender Inequality in STEM? Consider Culture, A New Study Says
Growing up in Saudi Arabia, Aciel Eshky didn’t get the memo that science was for boys. When she was around ten years old, her aunt started to teach her basic computer programming. From there, going
