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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Six University of Central Arkansas students have been awarded the 2012 Computer Science Female Freshman Scholarship to help them pursue a career in the computer science and technology field, according ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...