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A Toronto girls' school just raised $46.1 million to close the gender gap in technology and the arts. The campaign funded Canada's first K-12 innovation center where students learn robotics, film, entrepreneurship, and performance art under one roof.
Artificial intelligence might unexpectedly help close the gender pay gap in high-earning careers by making elite jobs less demanding of constant availability. The technology could transform "greedy jobs" that have kept working mothers from climbing the career ladder.
Australian women now earn 88.8 cents for every dollar men make, marking the country's smallest gender pay gap on record. Data covering nearly 6 million workers shows most companies are making real progress toward equality.
A research scientist in Ghana is pushing to close the gender gap in science and technology fields. Her vision links women's participation in STEM to achieving global sustainability goals.
When five girls joined a Rajasthan school's robotics lab, one refused to touch the equipment. Six months later, two of them led winning teams in a robotics challenge.
Cornell researchers discovered a simple fix to help women apply for high-paying jobs. Adding just two sentences about how pay is determined eliminated gender differences in applications and salary negotiations.
Female AI founders are building purpose-driven companies designed specifically to solve women's challenges, from wage gaps to career advancement. They're not waiting for the male-dominated tech industry to change—they're creating their own path forward.
A chemist from Kyrgyzstan is proving girls can excel in science and have families too, while mentoring thousands through UNICEF's program. Her work is helping change minds in communities where fathers once worried education would keep daughters from marriage.
Women entrepreneurs in Yorkshire face stark barriers, but new research is breaking them down. A University of York team just mapped a path to unlock billions in economic potential.
Nigeria is mapping out four strategic investments in women and girls that could unlock $660 billion in economic benefits by 2050 while saving thousands of lives. These evidence-based solutions tackle everything from maternal health to education, offering a roadmap for real progress.
Women are 50% less likely to receive lifesaving defibrillation in public than men. One Australian surf club created a simple solution that's now spreading nationwide.
State-led incubators and accelerators across India are designing dedicated pathways for women founders, offering targeted support from ideation to scale. These programs aim to level the playing field in a startup ecosystem where women receive less than 2% of venture capital globally.
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A pioneering South African production company has launched 100 women into successful film careers through hands-on internships. Their stories prove mentorship can crack open male-dominated technical roles in cinema.
A new nationwide program in Ghana is helping primary school students build confidence and innovation skills through hands-on STEM projects and public presentations. The Quiz Talk initiative aims to close the gap between well-resourced and underserved schools while preparing young minds for future careers.
Middle school girls in Albany spent their summer conducting real research, coding robots, and learning from women scientists. The STEMinista camp combined hands-on lab work with outdoor exploration and mentorship from female STEM professionals.
LEGO Education just released four new STEM sets designed to turn kids into independent scientists through hands-on play. The sets tackle real-world challenges in space, animals, and nature while helping parents bridge the curiosity gap. #
A robotics program levels the playing field by giving every student the same box of parts, turning coding into a second language for kids as young as elementary school. Girls now make up 55% of participants, shattering the typical STEM gender gap.
Two brothers created The Matilda Project to spotlight women scientists erased from history—and they've already found 190 stories to tell. What started as a college assignment is now fighting gender bias in science through art and education.
The nation's first all-girls STEM certified school just broke ground on a 12,000-square-foot innovation center that will give young women cutting-edge tools to pursue careers in science and technology. A $2 million donation from a proud husband honoring his late physician wife is making the dream possible.
New research shows that positive feelings about gender identity dramatically reduce depression and anxiety in young transgender people. The Trevor Project study found gender euphoria cuts depression risk by nearly half.
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