An analysis of data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has found the gender gap in maths tests increased where papers contained more multiple choice questions.
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Diversity in STEM fields means higher quality research and innovation. To ensure that Canada can compete globally, marginalized students must be supported through STEM education and careers.
After completing a hands-on STEM program, students in Los Angeles were more likely to draw scientists as people of color or themselves instead of stereotypical white men in lab coats.
Since 1999, extreme poverty has declined while rates of young people in education and employment have risen. Without investment though, the impact of the pandemic could see this progress imperilled,
South Africa is producing an oversupply of graduates in fields that don’t support economic growth.
Parents thrust into the role of math teacher can take simple steps to help their children understand math better and dread it less.
The new Alphabet Workers Union is making clear that changes must be put in place, both in education and on the job, to allow engineers to start taking responsibility for the social impact of their work.
Women enrolled in STEM courses are often more confident than men, but it hasn’t translated into career success and they are still very much a minority. More needs to be done in workplaces and schools.
A higher proportion of Islamic-school students in years 11 to 12 are enrolled in science and maths than other students in Australia. But they may not all get the careers they want.
Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. The biases and perceptions that keep women and girls out of STEM must be tackled.
The late Hollywood star celebrated being young, Black and gifted, both on screen and off.
Racial disparities in the tech sector begin well before college.
The story of invention in America typically features larger-than-life caricatures of white men like Thomas Edison while largely ignoring the contributions of women and people of color.
While COVID-19 has highlighted the invaluable nature of medical research, it has unfortunately also seriously disrupted it. In Australia, the sector now teeters on the brink of collapse.
Curved origami isn’t just elegant art. It’s also a versatile way to vary the amount of force applied by robots and other machines.
Australia loses female talent at every stage of the STEM pipeline. A program in which educators and industry work together to help women gain in-demand skills is one piece in the puzzle.
A new hands-on learning program helps families with young children build their engineering skills.
A strong identity as a scientist is crucial for girls to succeed in STEM fields such as computer science. Are educators recognizing and rewarding the right behaviors?
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier have been awarded the Nobel prize in Chemistry for their revolutionary work on ‘gene scissors’ that can edit DNA.
Today’s urgent inequality and environmental crises mean that more, not fewer, students should be studying history.
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor of Practice, UNSW
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Industry Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Professorial fellow, Flinders University; Australian National University
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Professor of Social Impact, University of Technology Sydney
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Dean of Science, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation & Change), Professor of Astrophysics, Swinburne University of Technology
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Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Neurology, University of British Columbia
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Clinical Research Manager, University of Kentucky
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