(Kandice Carter, Symmetry Magazine) - Women and men from all over the world converged on Jefferson Lab for the Women in Science and Engineering Workshop. Attendees from a broad array of careers participated, from physicists and engineers to computer scientists and administrators. In all, more than 120 people came together to talk about the challenges faced by women in the science and engineering disciplines.

(USA Today, Open Road) - With dealerships around the country closing, where will millions of Chrysler and GM owners go next to buy or get service? A lot of these “orphaned owners” are women who don’t have time or energy in their lives to go to four or five dealers to decide which one meets their needs.

(Katherine Harmon, Scientific American) - A new government study surveyed top-tier research universities to see how women were faring in the largely male-dominated fields of math and science.

(Teresa Garcia, ABC News-San Francisco) - An Oakland school has become an inter-stellar testing ground for an innovative new idea to boost young girls' interest in science and technology.

(Cornelia Dean, The New York Times) - The prospects for women who are scientists and engineers at major research universities have improved, although women continue to face inequalities in salary and access to some other resources, a panel of the National Research Council concludes in a new report.

(Scott Carlson, Finance & Commerce.com) - In the world of science, engineering and technology, more than half of women who take jobs in the sciences drop out by the time they are in their mid- to late 30s.

(Christie Willhite , Daily Herald) - For decades, we've heard reports that many girls lose interest in science and math as they get older and fewer women than men enter careers related to the disciplines. One Midwest organization works to change the perspective and empower girls.

(Becky W. Evans, South Coast Media) - The Women in Science and Engineering series, funded through a grant from The Women's Fund, was designed to highlight women's involvement in an array of careers related to science and engineering.

(Andrew S. Ross, San Francisco Chronicle) - Women in the top rungs of California's major corporations are a rare breed. According to a UC Davis survey, women comprised just 11 percent of directors and senior executives in the state's 400 largest public companies.

(Patrick Thibodeau, ComputerWorld.com) - While injuries can occur in any workplace, when something happens at an IT-related business, women employees are more likely to get hurt, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.