First female editor in Nature's nearly 150 year history.

As Inder Verma soared at Salk Institute, women say a parallel tale of unwelcome advances and comments unfolded.

The Research Council of Norway and the Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research have written a letter to the Ministry of Education and Research. Their message is clear: Don’t forget gender equality.

Gentle Reminder: Male conference organisers disproportionately choose men over women when assigning speaking slots.

A new study estimates that it will take 16 years for women and men to publish papers in equal numbers. For physics, it will take 258.

Pay disparities at science employers outpace national average for all firms.

Prizes will reward outstanding scientific discovery and exceptional efforts to engage girls and young women in science.

Women who have their first child before 25 or after 35 eventually close the salary divide with their husbands. It’s the years in between that are most problematic, research shows.

Employers favor new college graduates with moderate academic success but not high achievement, study finds. New male graduates' grades don't seem to have much impact.

According to a new survey, most Americans agree women are critical to scientific discovery.

Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades.

Rather than simply complaining about the lack of women, the researchers at EPFL decided to walk the talk by launching GirlsCoding.

Despite the high priority that is placed on STEM in schools, efforts to expand female interest and employment in STEM are not working as well as intended. Ways to better support young women include interactive projects, and mentoring from parents and community members. "We need to teach girls that it is all right to sit with the discomfort of not knowing the right answer right away."