(TNS) — A local program aimed at encouraging girls to pursue careers in technology and computer programming took another step forward on Friday. A total of 39 participants from Western New York, ...

Before graduating from Del Norte High School next June, Shruti Verma said she is planning on spending the next year mentoring girls in computer science as a way to “pay it forward” in gratitude to ...

U.S. innovation depends on getting more girls in computer science classes and careers--here's how to encourage more participation The nation needs to engage more minorities and girls in computer ...

Reshma Saujani, who founded the national nonprofit Girls Who Code, joined forces with Penguin Young Readers to release two books targeted toward preteen girls Aug. 22. Ms. Saujani founded Girls Who ...

More states are requiring students to take a foundational computer science class to graduate—employing a powerful policy lever to bridge long-standing gender, racial, and socioeconomic gaps in course ...

Van “Kendy” Nguyen, 16, didn’t know anything about computer science. Gradi Kabeya, 17, hadn’t done any coding before but said computer science seemed cool and useful. Hazel Ochoa, 16, had dabbled in ...

When it comes to introducing more city girls to their inner techie, the Department of Education is starting to crack a complex code. Thanks to the DOE’s campaign to pivot more female students toward ...

The Tech Partnership, a network of employers, has announced its TechFuture Girls computer clubs will now be available free to all schools. TechFuture Girls, formerly known as CC4G, is an established ...

Katie Brobst, Sasha Brown and Emily Petro have never participated in research about how girls and boys play differently. But as the 11-year-olds sit in front of a computer and chat about the games ...