CHANDLER, Ariz. - One student from a Chandler high school is trying to make the STEM field a bit more inclusive. "My goal is to close the gender gap in technology, just in our community to start," ...

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 ...

In an effort to close the gender gap in various technology and engineering fields, BAE Systems is partnering with Girls Who Code for a unique summer program. “Women in engineering are still a minority ...

Girl Scouts of the USA just unveiled 18 new badges that its members can earn for computer programming. But these badges come with a typical Girl Scouts twist: Participants will learn how to use the ...

Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani talks about her plan to create a critical mass of women in tech within a decade. Reshma Saujani founded Girls Who Code after running for Congress … and ...

Fereshteh Forough grew up as a refugee, but she learned to become a computer programmer. And she wants to give other Afghan girls that opportunity. So she founded Code to Inspire, a nonprofit that ...

U.K. edtech startup Erase All Kittens — an online game that teaches kids, especially young girls, coding skills — has signed a distribution deal with Tesco, one of the U.K.’s largest supermarkets. The ...

Apple has partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to launch a new program that aims to bring coding opportunities to children and teens across the U.S. Using the tech giant’s “Everyone Can Code” ...