News Archive: November 2007
Help ABI Impact More Technical Women
The Anita Borg Institute’s programs make a true difference in the lives of technical women, their organizations, and the world. We are thankful for the support, commitment, and passion of our sponsors and community. We now need your help to impact even more women. From now until December 6, your individual ... Read more
Modesty Will Get You Nowhere
Every success has to start somewhere -- a passing thought, a kernel of an idea, a glimmer of inspiration. But what if every great social hero, CEO, or Nobel Prize winner decided that his or her little idea just wasn't that great or deserving of attention? That's the message Paula Goldman, ... Read more
Ask Jo: Four Ways to Ensure You’re Promoted
Every month on our site, Jo Miller -- CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. -- will answer your career and leadership questions. In this installment, Miller advises you on ways to help you promote yourself and, in turn, get promoted. Please send your question to advice@anitaborg.org and it may be ... Read more
ABI on LinkedIn
Leverage your professional network to advance your career and promote positive social change. Add an ABI LinkedIn for Good badge to your LinkedIn profile. Learn more
TechLeaders Workshop in Manhattan
ABI will present its acclaimed TechLeaders: Realizing Your Vision Workshop on December 4-5, 2007 in New York City at Google. The Realizing Your Vision Workshop is a leadership program for technical women that provides skills to help increase their scope and influence while defining and building their technical vision. Learn more
Three Distinguished Technical Women Receive Awards
Paula Goldman and Mary Jane Irwin honored with $10,000 Anita Borg Social Impact and Technology Leadership Awards at 2007 Grace Hopper Conference. Orlando, Florida, October 17, 2007 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) will honor two distinguished leaders in technology as recipients of the 2007 Anita Borg Awards ... Read more
Dispelling the 5 myths around computing careers
On day 2 of the bi-annual meetings of the National Center for Women in IT, Ed Lazowska, the Bill and Melinda Gates professor of Computer Science at the University of Washington, started with a call to the audience to dispell the following myths about computer science careers: - Myth 1: the ... Read more
National Center for Women in IT meeting
Greetings from the bi-annual meeting of the National Center for Women in IT - one of the main partners of the Anita Borg Institute - ABI is part of the hub structure of NCWIT as the Industry Hub where we take a lead role in informing workforce issues in terms of ... Read more
ABI’s Newsletter – November 2007
The Anita Borg Institute wants to thank everyone who attended, sponsored, volunteered at, and were involved in the 2007 Grace Hopper Conference (GHC). Without each and every one of you, the conference wouldn't have been such a huge success!In this issue of our newsletter, we provide highlights from this year's ... Read more
Gendered Pathways to Success in Engineering
Presented by The Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research Location:Bio-X, Clark Center, Room S360 318 Campus Drive, Stanford Directions to the Clark Center Room S360 is on the third floor. Take the stairs or elevator up, and then proceed to walk through Peet's Coffee & Tea. Parking is unrestricted after 4:00pm. This ... Read more