Girls and STEM Education

At CSG we believe that girls' potential to succeed in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields is identical to that of boys.  Much research has addressed the question of why there are fewer women pursuing careers within certain STEM fields, and has also identified factors that enhance girls' success in science and math:

 

Why so few? Women in Science, Technology. Engineering and Mathematics
The American Association of University Women

 

Science in the Moment
The National Science Foundation

 

New Formulas for America's Workforce: Girls in Science and Engineering

The National Science Foundation, 2003

 

Single-Sex Schools boost girls' science
The Times Educational Supplement

 

Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving
Andreescu et al, Notices of the AMS, November 2008

 

Study: No gender differences in math performance

University of Wisconsin-Madison News, July, 2008

 

Computer Science Takes Steps to Bring Women to the Fold
The New York Times, April, 2007

 

Girls and Science: The Wave of the Future?
Education.com, September, 2007

Getting Girls to the Lab Bench
To remain competitive, the US must close the gender gap in science
Business Week, February, 2005