A group of University of Minnesota students recently founded Lovelace, a startup company that seeks to address the gender gap in the STEM field by making coding more enjoyable for young girls.

As someone who’s had my children in the last decade, I can tell you that the pushy-parent movement sometimes makes me feel like I’m failing my kids because they can’t code. I’ve always been a bit ...

DanceLogic, which is run by the West Park Cultural Center, is “designed to educate, inspire, and cultivate girls of color in STEM,” said founder Betty Lindley. Programs like Philadelphia’s danceLogic ...