News Archive: January 2006
James Beck Joins ABI’s Board of Trustees
Mayfield's Chief Financial Officer James Beck Joins Anita Borg Institute Board of Trustees Palo Alto, California, Jan. 31, 2006 - The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) today announced that James Beck, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director at Mayfield has joined its Board of Trustees and has been named ... Read more
Google’s VP Alan Eustace Joins ABI’s Board Of Trustees
Google Vice President Alan Eustace Joins Anita Borg Institute Board of Trustees Palo Alto, California, January 18, 2006 - The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) today announced that Alan Eustace, vice president, Engineering and Research at Google, has joined the ABI Board of Trustees. The sixteen-member Board includes representatives ... Read more
Expanding the Pipeline From the Inside-Out
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology's TechLeaders tackles issue of the under-representation of Women in CS by supporting and training those already there. By Cindy Goral and Dianthe Harris It is no mystery; women in CS are a rarity. It is an issue taken up repeatedly in this publication and ... Read more
No Girls Allowed
Women IT leaders in education face distinct challenges, but a group in Boston shares ideas and advice to improve work performance and job satisfaction. By Melissa Solomon Every month or so, it's girls' night out in Boston. It's not female coeds who are hitting the town, but rather five women who lead ... Read more
The Potential of Gender in Research in Germany
by Cindy Goral, Vice President, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Does increased gender integration insure greater innovation and even increased quality? Somebody in the European Union (EU) thinks so. The EU has made it a requirement that all new project proposals include a gender component. It is believed that gender ... Read more
Transitions
by Telle Whitney President and CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Woman and Technology. Transitions present some of life's great moments; they offer the opportunity to learn and to excel at new challenges. It is when transitions present themselves, either by our choice, or through outside influence, some of the most remarkable lessons ... Read more