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The article focuses on the diversity theme and commemoration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Topics discussed include quote from leader of British suffragist movement Emmeline Pankhurst on the need for more women in politics, achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, and raising awareness on sexual harassment in science stream.

The article presents a condensed reprint of a news release from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, November 2009. It discusses a study of high school science students showing girls enjoy science less, are less confident and more bored and stressed than boys. As the challenge level of the material rises, it notes, girls become less engaged. The article recommends that science teachers pay attention to student experience of their classes. More results from the study are expected.

The article reports on a study on the gender gap in science, which found that women are providing the labor of science while men were more commonly credited for conceiving and analyzing the research.

The article offers information on several social events held in the U.S. in 2016. Topics discussed include marriage of jewelry designer Amanda Ross with investor Zack Bacon, a symposium held by non-profit firm Fountain House on suicide which was presented by comedian Rosie O'Donnell, and the Women and Science Annual Lecture and Luncheon held by the Rockefeller University in New York City.

A cartoon on sexism and women in science is presented.

The article reports on the conclusion of a comprehensive review related to women and science careers by psychologists, Stephen Ceci, Wendy Williams and Susan Barnett at the Cornell University in New York. Researchers discovered that life choice is the principal factor affecting the presence of women in science. Furthermore, in this comprehensive review more men than women was found to score at the extreme high end of spatial and maths ability tests.

The article reports that according to a study conducted by the Northwestern University people associate science with men and boys as compared to women. Topics include stereotypical association of men with words like mathematics, Scandinavian countries having more stereotypical association as compared to the U.S., change in gender-science biases due to experiences in university and views of the study's co-author Marcia C. Linn on the role of educators in changing gender stereotype in science.

The article reports on the launch of the Sustain pilot program that will provide tailored support and training to female scientists who have secured a career development award or fellowship in Great Britain. Topics covered include the program's goal to help stem leaks in the pipeline bringing female researchers to the top levels of science. Also discussed is the plan to expand the scheme to include more funders and more women.

An interview with comedy writer Megan Amram is presented. Topics discussed include the publication of her book "Science... for Her!," the effectiveness of expressing anger through comedic satire, and her views on why she wanted to write a satirical science textbook for women. Other topics include her role as a writer for the comedy television program "Parks and Recreation," women in science, and a discussion about feminism and the media.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue including the success and failure of women in scientific role, development in worms, and urban ecology.

The article focuses on the five-country European project initiated by staff at BirkBeck, University of London to promote women's status in scientific and technological organisations, and includes information on University College London professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore.

The article discusses the need to change the outlook of the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers by encouraging more women to enter the manufacturing and engineering sectors, along with Coca-Cola Enterprises' efforts to support this change.

The article reports that the Athena Swan Charter for Women in Science awards has expanded to cover the arts, humanities and social sciences. The gender equality charter mark award aims to encourage gender equality in science disciplines within the academy. Equality Challenge Unit head of policy Gary Loke explains that the unit plans to combine the two awards given to departments that showed progress in hiring and retaining women and providing career support.

A calendar of events for the New York City area for May 2013 is presented, which includes the screening of PBS' "Great Decisions in Foreign Policy," the event Great Wines of Italy: New York City and the 16th annual Women & Science.

The article focuses on research into reasons why more women aren't leading corporations. It mentions two instances of women resigning from jobs to focus on family instead: U.S. State Department Director of policy planning Anne-Marie Slaughter and British member of Parliament Louise Mensch. It comments on factors that hold women back at work, including a failure to push hard for promotions and disinterest in the sciences. It talks about the need to alter corporate culture to accommodate family.

The article reports on the L'Oreal Australia for Women in Science Fellowship that is awarded to Doctor Georgina Such and colleagues from the University of Melbourne to design a capsule similar to a set of babushka dolls, that sheds its outer layers until it targets and destroys a cancer cell. It offers information on the combination of the techniques click chemistry and layer by layer assembly to create a layered capsule, including the coating of the drug to ensure its efficacy.

The article focuses on the capability of women in doing electrical or mechanical works, and suggests how women can take advantage of their brain structure. It states that women are least interested in working with electronic gadget than men. It informs that the brain weight of a man is more than that of a woman, but women can transfer data between left and right part faster than men. Also, women can use their brain like men if they are encouraged to do technological works at a young age.

The article focuses on the views of several biologists and other experts to use science to question the capabilities of women. She points out the role of Charles Darwin in suggesting that women have smaller and less-developed brain compared to men. She also mentions the belief of social scientist Herbert Spencer that female evolution has stopped to preserve vital organs for reproduction.

The article focuses on the "Staying Competitive: Patching America's Leaky Pipeline in the Sciences" report released by the Center for American Progress and the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security. It states that the report explores family obligation and children's effect on women who choose not to do something with their career path in academic science. It mentions that the report also addresses the inadequate family-responsive benefits impact on researchers.

The article focuses on the role of women in the field of science and engineering. It states that during the 1950s, most women worked as teachers, nurses or switchboard operators. It mentions that even after 50 years, engineering and science are male-dominated professions where women still continue to grow and several programs are run to encourage them.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article by Linda Raber on women in academia published in the March 1, 2010 issue.

The article focuses on the history of kindergarten in relation to crystallography. It says that the term kindergarten was coined in 1839 by German teacher Friedrich Fröbel who spent years cataloging crystals. According to chemistry professor Bart Kahr, the success of women in X-ray crystallography compared with other fields of physical science was due to their exposure to crystallography in kindergarten. It notes that the first American kindergarten was launched in 1856 in Wisconsin.