The group 500 Women Scientists was launched after the 2016 election. If young girls can be what they see in the world, then prepare for a new generation of female scientists. The visibility of women ...

Across almost every country on Earth, women can expect to live several years longer than men, a gap that has stubbornly ...

A group called “500 Women Scientists,” which launched an online database of female scientists in January 2018, has seen huge interest in the database, registering 7,500 women in less than a year, ...

Much of what keeps science accurate, ethical, and usable is done by women and girls—and because it doesn’t look like a ...

Finding the Women in Science club was more than just a good addition to these students' resumes; it was a community that could support them in all their aspirations. “This is the place where I belong, ...

In July 2025, Uganda's courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers ...

A new India RISE Fellowship backed by Johns Hopkins University aims to retain early-career women scientists and strengthen research leadership ...

The Fiske Planetarium in Boulder is offering free screenings every Monday of the television series “Cosmos,” followed by a discussion led by astronomer Doug Duncan, who directs the planetarium. The ...

For female scientists, shattering the glass ceiling is often difficult. But for those who do reach a high-status, clinging to the upper echelons can be even harder, a new study by Italian researchers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. A new study finds women's scientific papers are cited less in ...

Is science biased against girls and women? This is the first of a two-part series. In this first part, I describe why the answer to this question is not quite as simple as many people seem to assume.