Closing the digital gap for women in South Africa
Photo courtesy: Pixabay. This article was written for theconversation.com by Rachel Adams, a research specialist with the Human Sciences Research Council. It has been...
Viral Google memo alleges professional retaliation, pregnancy discrimination
File photo/Pixabay An internal Google memo alleging professional retaliation and discrimination due to pregnancy has gone viral, racking up more than 10,000 views from...
Supporting mature female students enrolling in university STEM programs
Photo courtesy: Unsplash. This article was written for theconversation.com by Liette Vasseur, a professor at Brock University. It has been republished in full under...
STUDY | Female doctors more likely to reduce work to care for children than male doctors
Creative Commons photo courtesy: Canva. Young female doctors in the U.S. are more likely to put family demands ahead of career development, according to...
Teens are dropping math class. Here are 3 reasons to stick with it
Photo sourced from Pixabay and edited by We Rep STEM. This article was written for theconversation.com by Rachel Wilson, a senior lecturer of research...
STEM Pioneer | Maria Mitchell, first female U.S. astronomer
Photo courtesy: Wikipedia, edited by We Rep STEM. Born on this day in 1818, Maria Mitchell was an astronomer, advocate for STEM education for...
The U.S. has a physics teacher shortage, but data suggests the problem is fixable
A 2016 framework introduced to expose all California high school students to biology, earth and space science, chemistry, and physics is in the process...
Google Doodle honours India’s first female government surgeon, Muthulakshmi Reddi
Courtesy: Google Doodle On July 30, Google Doodle commemorated the birthday of Muthulakshmi Reddi, an educator, lawmaker, surgeon, and reformer who battled against gender...
71% of employees feel students should focus on STEM careers
Photo courtesy: Pixabay. New data released by Randstad U.S. suggests a growing number of employees see the value in STEM education, with 71 per...
Employers lose talent by overlooking workers with disabilities
This article was written for theconversation.com by Silvia Bonaccio, Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management at the University of Ottawa. It has...