We’re aware that gender stereotypes are one of the challenges in attracting more women into technology occupations; but did you know that they’re also a cause of salary discrepancies once women enter the field? According to data provided by the Information Technology and Contract Recruitment Association (ITCRA) about Australian ICT firms, subtle attitudes and assumptions are partly to blame for the separation of men and women into certain types of IT roles .

The education industry, a sector of the economy as large as the pharmaceutical industry, spends just 0.1% on research and development efforts -- an amount that Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the Department of Education, said was dwarfed by the R&D spending of the potato chip industry.  I hope she was kidding, but I fear she was not.

A study released this week by global consulting firm McKinsey finds that a paucity of coaching and career development is to blame for the lack of women advancing to higher-level positions.

If kids are the innovators of the future, then what tools should we be teaching them so they can grow up to create great things? According to one group, the answer is “design thinking.” An industrial design studio and a New York City grade school have cooperated to teach middle school kids creativity and problem-solving skills in the context of real-world challenges, with a curriculum that’s implemented across subjects – from math to art to social studies.