News Archive: March 2010
NEW RESEARCH REPORT FROM ANITA BORG INSTITUTE HIGHLIGHTS THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LEAD TO ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNICAL WOMEN
Report Outlines the Attributes of Success for Senior Technical Women; Offers Recommendations for Companies to Advance Women in Technology and Facilitate Diversity PALO ALTO, Calif. — March 22, 2010—A new research report released today by the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology (ABI) sheds light on the attributes of senior ... Read more
Senior Technical Women: Profiles of Success
The Anita Borg Institute is proud to introduce a new feature of our newsletter: Profiles of Senior Technical Women. We have selected 7 questions and asked each of these amazing women to share their answers. Aglaia Kong, Vice President and Fellow, Symantec Linda Apsley, Director of Program Management, Business Online Services Group, ... Read more
Systers Pass-it-on: An Award with Impact by Erin ‘Ed’ Donahue
Applications are open for the Spring 2010 round of Anita Borg Systers Pass-it-on (PIO) Awards. We asked guest blogger Erin 'Ed' Donahue to reflect back on the impact of the PIO award she received when the program launched in 2007. Here is what she wrote. Guest Blogger: Erin 'Ed' Donahue When I ... Read more
ABI at the United Nations for International Women’s Day
An Excellent 2010 International Women’s Day If women entrepreneurs in the US started with the same capital as their male counterparts, they would add a whopping 6 million jobs to the economy in five years—2 million of those in the first year alone. Babson College What happens when ... Read more
A visit from Toyama National College of Technology, Japan
At ABI, we are committed to increasing the participation of women in technology not just here in the US, but all around the world. One of the most interesting parts of our work is our striving to understand how challenges are similar or different for technical women in various countries, ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND THE 2010 GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING
Largest Event for Women in Computer Science and Engineering Provides Opportunity for Students to Collaborate and Learn from Leading Technical Women PALO ALTO, Calif. — March 8, 2010 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today that scholarship applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration ... Read more
Who do you know that we can recognize through our GHC Awards?
Some of the most important work we do at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is to recognize women who are changing the face of technology. Recognizing women role models is not only important for the award winner, but also for the millions of women who look ... Read more
Women and Mobile Phones: Closing the Gender Gap
By Vital Wave Consulting It’s no secret that women, especially those in developing countries, often have less access to technology than men, but a recent study shows that this disparity extends to the world’s most ubiquitous technology: mobile phones. Over the past decade, many developing countries have seen mobile phones go from ... Read more
Profiles of Women in Human-Computer Interaction: Leah Culver
By Kami Neumiller and Vaishali Jain This is the first in a series of profiles on women in human-computer interaction. Students from Carnegie Mellon University’s Masters of Human-Computer Interaction program are conducting interviews with women in HCI to identify how they have broken through the “glass ceiling” in industry. The profiles ... Read more
Ask Jo: Breaking Through the Concrete Ceiling
By Sabrina Coleman Question: I am an African-American (AA) woman, IT middle-manager who has stalled in my career. I’ve been in the same position for several years and would like to remain in IT, but I won’t do so unless I can advance. I’m really interested in moving into senior management, ... Read more