In Nature Human Behaviour, Heather Metcalf illustrates historical notions of scientific inferiority underlie contemporary beliefs about scientific talent, or lack of it, in women and minority groups.

Women have long been underrepresented and underrecognized in mathematics disciplines, despite significant contributions they have made to the field.

Research Center AWIS provides a unique national platform where essential research meets advocacy, innovation and practice in supporting the advancement of women in STEM. Jump to Research Hub: As a mathematician, computer scientist, social scientist, and Director of...

Research Center AWIS provides a unique national platform where essential research meets advocacy, innovation and practice in supporting the advancement of women in STEM. Jump to Research Hub: Abstract If we wish to see our STEM (science, technology, engineering, and...

While we celebrate the dramatic increase in women’s undergraduate enrollment at computer science programs around the country, to see this surge translate into career-long outcomes, we cannot ignore ongoing gendered and racialized disparities in computing, particularly as they relate to a student’s sense of belonging.

How to effectively conduct research on STEM workplaces from an intersectionality perspective remains a scientific grand challenge that, left unaddressed, inhibits our ability to understand and create equitable and inclusive STEM workplaces.

The State of Women in Engineering session was designed to shed light on some of the most important trends that are affecting the advancement of women in engineering, drawing from key research findings.

AWIS Director of Research and Analysis, Dr. Heather Metcalf, calls for science to clean up its act in her article published today in Scientific American.