Today, the computer programming field is dominated by men. But that wasn’t always the case. In fact, for a long time, computer programming was a women’s field. At Gender News, Brenda D. Frink ...

'Girls Who Code' Class Teaches Girls Computer Programming, Self-Confidence <p>A group of Tulsa middle school girls are learning to code thanks to a nation movement aiming to get more women into ...

When organizers of a summer camp that includes a number of disadvantaged high-school girls asked about career plans, none of the girls talked about computer programming–work that pays well and has a ...

Code One Programming’s founders are still students at Leland High School in Almaden Valley but the newly formed nonprofit has made teaching computer programming to the next generation its mission.

Celebrities, politicians and computer science industry leaders have all intensified their calls for more students to become well-versed in the language of coding and computer programming, due to a ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The methods used to teach computer programming classes are turning off girls at both the high school and college level, a new report says. As a result, it says, women make up ...

Less than one percent of high school girls think of computer science as part of their future, even though it's one of the fastest-growing fields in the U.S. today with a projected 4.2 million jobs ...

Hoping to get more girls interested in coding and computer science, a New York City-based startup is giving a high-tech makeover to a traditionally feminine fashion accessory. Meet Jewelbots, the ...

When computer programming was ‘women’s work’ In 1967, when Cosmo's "The Computer Girls" article ran, 11 percent of computer science majors were women.In the late 1970s, the percentage of ...

The program, started in 2011 under former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is produced in collaboration with iD Tech, a provider of summer STEM courses, and TechGirls, a State Department initiative ...

Audrey Ferreria, 13, centre, and other young girls participate in a computer programming workshop on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the University of Windsor.

Today, only 2% of students study computer programming. If we triple that to 6%, we'd close the gap between students and jobs, driving $500 billion in economic value to our country.