Posts tagged “Girls in STEM”

A Critical Opportunity: The Value of Mentoring Girls

A Critical Opportunity: The Value of Mentoring Girls

When we ask girls what they want to be when they grow up—or perhaps more accurately, about “all the different...

Podcast: Research on Mentoring Girls

Podcast: Research on Mentoring Girls

Produced by NCGS, PEP Talks: Podcast on Educational Possibilities brings together experts in the education and healthy development of girls...

Girls’ School Graduates Have a Clear Edge Over Coeducated Peers

Girls’ School Graduates Have a Clear Edge Over Coeducated Peers

New research reveals graduates of all-girls schools have a definitive edge over their coeducated peers. The Higher Education Research Institute...

Why Girls’ School Students are Successful in STEM

Why Girls’ School Students are Successful in STEM

A recent study found that girls’ school graduates have higher levels of self-confidence in their science-related skills compared to female...

To Inspire Girls Today, Honor the Groundbreaking Women of History

To Inspire Girls Today, Honor the Groundbreaking Women of History

This weekend, one of the country’s preeminent computer scientists celebrates a birthday. Not Bill Gates or Larry Page. And not...

The Extraordinary Relevance of Girls’ Schools: Educating the “Missing Million” and the First Female President

The Extraordinary Relevance of Girls’ Schools: Educating the “Missing Million” and the First Female President

 “There has never been a better time to be female.” —Terri McCullough, Director of No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project,...

Women in the Philanthropic Driver’s Seat

Women in the Philanthropic Driver’s Seat

“It’s not just about being able to write a check. It’s being able to touch somebody’s life.”  – Oprah Winfrey,...

How Do Girls Learn Best?

How Do Girls Learn Best?

As a new school year begins, we’ve been thinking a lot about how girls learn best. In many ways, this...

The Girls’ School Advantage: Top Ten Reasons to Attend an All-Girls School

The Girls’ School Advantage: Top Ten Reasons to Attend an All-Girls School

The admissions season is coming to a close with families weighing their options. They are pouring over acceptance letters, evaluating...

Summer of Girls’ Leadership: Here, There, and Everywhere

Summer of Girls’ Leadership: Here, There, and Everywhere

Over the last few decades, women around the world have made significant gains in leadership. Despite these gains, pay equity,...

Single-sex vs. Co-ed Schooling for Girls: What You Need to Know

Single-sex vs. Co-ed Schooling for Girls: What You Need to Know

The single-sex versus co-ed school debate is back in the headlines in Australia after The Armidale School (TAS) in New...

Just the Facts, Ma’am: The Value of Research for Girls’ Schools

Just the Facts, Ma’am: The Value of Research for Girls’ Schools

On March 9, the No Ceilings initiative of the Clinton Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released The...