In mid September, nine young students gathered in the Newbo District for the first meeting of Cedar Rapids’ Girls Who Code club. The group is designed to tackle the growing gender gap in Computer ...

Peer pressure can be a good thing, especially when it comes to encouraging girls and young women to give coding a try. Polly Smith, a senior curriculum developer at Code Ninjas, a franchise of ...

Almost nine years ago, I became a dad, more specifically, a stay at home dad. The Sprog, as I refer to my offspring, is currently in Elementary school. I've been kind of at loose ends for reasons, and ...

A statewide network of museums and nature centers, among other things, is planning to launch a program aimed at helping girls learn about jobs in the technology and science industry. The clubs will be ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- November 8 is National STEM Day, and for students at John Moffett Elementary School in Fishtown, STEM (which stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is a ...

The YWCA of Greater Charleston has launched an after-school all-girls coding club designed to break gender and racial barriers preventing young women, especially women of color, from pursuing careers ...

Black Girls Code (BGC) is an organization dedicated to breaking down barriers to access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics for Black women and girls ages seven to 25 years old. Sign ...

This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference in our community, reported by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. When Cristina Mancini attended a technology ...

Learning to code is no longer optional in today’s rapidly changing digital world, but many young people still don’t have access to the right resources. With underrepresentation in the tech industry, ...