The little ones come bearing the equipment any child might bring to a sleepover: a blanket from home, their favourite stuffed animal. Some of them will even hear a bedtime story. Except these kids won ...

Scientists have wondered whether boys and girls think differently because their brains are different. A recent paper presents evidence that, indeed, girls do show meaningful differences in their brain ...

Girls lack confidence in their ability in STEM subjects and are less likely to think they will end up working in them when they leave school, according to a new survey. But girls do better than boys ...

In recent years, research on the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields has proliferated. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) STEM jobs tend to be higher-paying ...

Kacey Dirksen runs a social experiment exploring whether all girls think alike.