Among the top 10 journals by total first authorships, only two increased their representation of female first authors by more than four percentage points over the past decade and only four had women make up at least one-third of first authors in 2025.
The online learning platform Coursera sent out a promotional mailing for a new STEM course. Two identical emails were sent; one with a woman instructor and one with a male instructor. They found that women were 26 more likely to enroll in a course with a woman instructor than the course with a male instructor.
The Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, received a $60,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation for a program that aims to increase the number of women in engineering.
