According to a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, women in high-level math courses face a phenomenon called stereotype threat. Stereotype threat occurs when a ...

Korey Southerland couldn't believe it when she heard why some of her female classmates at UND were dropping out of fields of study already short on women. "A few of my friends said, 'Well, girls just ...

DENVER (KDVR) — March 14 is commonly known as “Pi Day,” 3.14, and female broadcast meteorologists across the country are using the recognition of math and science as a day of visibility to celebrate ...

The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is a non-profit organization founded in 1971 that seeks to create a community in which women and girls can thrive in their mathematical endeavors, and to ...

I would like to clarify a point raised in your coverage of the Association for Women in Mathematics’ concern regarding Camilla Persson Benbow’s presence on the National Mathematics Advisory Panel ...

Her colleagues say Ruth Haas, Achilles Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, has what it takes to spark a passion for the subject in her students. “She is sensitive, caring—and tough,” says Jim ...

In July, up to four of the world’s most promising young mathematicians will receive a Fields Medal, one of the discipline’s highest honours. But the prize, awarded every four years, has honoured only ...

The Association for Women in Mathematics, with support from the National Science Foundation, is accepting applications for travel grants to allow female mathematicians to attend research conferences.

Over 250 sixth-grade girls participated in the ?Women in Mathematics: Career Day at Virginia Tech? at the Math Emporium Thursday morning. Girls from 16 middle schools in the New River Valley took part ...

LAS CRUCES - Carol Walker’s father may not have dreamed what the future had in store for her, but when little Carol was in elementary school, her dad introduced her to mathematics. “My father used to ...

In September I had a post about the 2010 Math SAT test results, and reported on the gender differences in favor of males, who scored 34 points higher on average this year than their female ...

Welcome to Association for Women in Mathematics student chapter at SLU. The SLU Student Chapter of AWM mentors and encourages women and other minorities as they prepare for careers in mathematical ...