Coming from a small school district in Ohio where few girls took part in intensive mathematics or science classes, Callie Zawaski was an outlier. “I may have been the only person in my grade who was ...

'Geek Girls' director Gina Hara took four years to find women who would speak out about the secretive female geek community. She tells CNET how she did it. Jennifer Bisset was a senior editor for CNET ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Mónica Guzmán on Feb 16 ...

When Amy Tsai headed to UC Berkeley in the fall of 2011, there was no way in the world that she was going to major in computer science. Yes, her father was a software engineer, but as much as she ...

Computer science is a male dominated field. And it seems to be getting worse. In 1984, women represented 37 percent of computer science graduates. Two decades later the tech sector is booming but ...

When I started teaching computer science at Punahou School, there were two computer science classes: an Intro and an AP course, mostly attended by boys. Occasionally, a girl would enroll in the course ...

These days, the computer science lounge actually has girls. In fact, it's expected to see female students occupying the popular study spot in McBryde Hall with giant whiteboards and couches. Turns out ...