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The National Math + Science Young Leaders Program is a collaboration between FORTUNE and ExxonMobil that addresses the pressing issue of women being left behind in the critical fields of math and science. It is a prestigious, competitive program that introduces girls who are college juniors majoring in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields to female executives at FORTUNE 500 companies. The business women will introduce students to the tangible impact of math and science in their companies. This partnership provides role models for college students majoring in innovative fields and heightens the visibility of the need for more girls to specialize in math and science.
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Are Science Classrooms Gender Bias? |
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Mish Michaels BOSTON (WBZ) -
Research suggests gender does matter inside the science classroom.
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Women Scientists and Engineers on NOVA's scienceNOW |
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Women in Science: Blog Post
Posted: 22 Apr 2009 06:52 PM PDT
PBS has just made a bunch of their programs available online, including their science news show, NOVA scienceNOW. Each episode includes a profile of a scientist or engineer doing interesting research.
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Could Title IX help women in science as well as women athletes? |
by Leslie Madsen Brooks
The year my aunt Joan graduated from high school, Congress passed the Education Amendments of 1972, the most famous section of which may be Title IX, which sought, among other goals, to guarantee high school and college athletes like Joan had the same opportunities as their male counterparts. For Joan, it worked well.
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