New research finds girls and women more often use step-by-step algorithms, while boys and men use shortcuts. Accuracy is ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...

Math teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Among high school students and adults, ...

Gender equality was supposed to reduce gender stratification and segregation in academic and professional pursuits. Instead, ...

In recent years, research on the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields has proliferated. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) STEM jobs tend to be higher-paying ...

After the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, legal experts explain how the “slayer rule” can block a killer from inheriting—and what could happen next in probate court.

For most Class 12 students, Mathematics is the subject that decides their mood during board exams. Some enjoy the challenge, ...

Discover Rajula Srivastava's journey as an acclaimed mathematician and her insights on improving STEM education and inspiring ...

Who invents tomorrow’s future is being decided in today’s classrooms. But after the pandemic, major tests show girls’ scores slipped more in eighth grade math and science, reopening a gap that had ...

At just 24, Carina Hong has become one of the most talked-about young figures in AI, a China-born mathematician who dropped ...

Afghanistan bans girls from attending school beyond the primary level. Education advocate Somaya Faruqi is working to protect ...