This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. “I wear a cute outfit but don’t take any photos or my crush doesn’t see it, it’s ...

In recent years, research on the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields has proliferated. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) STEM jobs tend to be higher-paying ...

From the TikTok feeds that brought you girl dinner comes girl math: a strategy for justifying large or unnecessary purchases. The calculations behind girl math aren't new, but the way we talk about ...

When I first heard the term “girl math,” I thought of Danica McKellar. The actress, well-known to certain generations for her role as Winnie Cooper in “The Wonder Years,” is also a mathematician and ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It is exhausting to scroll through the unnecessarily negative takes on what seems like a playful social media fad.

The problem with social media in-jokes is they don’t stay funny for long. Someone takes them too seriously, then they become overblown commentaries on society as a whole, and then a media outlet goes ...