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Scholarship Spotlight: Sarah Loos
In the summer of 2007, I participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Indiana University, Bloomington. My advising professor urged me to enter my research in the Student Research Competition sponsored by ACM. The first round of the competition consisted of judged poster sessions and presentations held at ... Read more
Profiles of Women in Human-Computer Interaction: Heather Cassano
By Vaishali Jain and Kami Neumiller This is the third 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
Senior Technical Women Profile: Marge Breya, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Solutions, SAP AG
Each month, the Anita Borg Institute profiles Senior Technical Women. We have selected 7 questions and asked each of these amazing women to share their answers. This month, SAP Executive Vice President Marge Breya discusses her lessons learned for success. Geoff Kerr: So we’re here today with Marge Breya, [and we] ... Read more
Ask Jo: What’s wrong with working hard?
Every month on our site, Jo Miller, CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching Inc., will answer your career and leadership questions. Please send your question to advice@anitaborg.org and it may be answered in an upcoming column. What’s wrong with working hard? Question: Why is it that the people who work hardest are not ... Read more
Anita Borg Institute partners on GreatNonprofits Women’s Empowerment Campaign 2010
GreatNonprofits and GuideStar have launched the Women's Empowerment Campaign 2010 in partnership with the Anita Borg Institute, Dress for Success, Kiva, MADRE, Wider Opportunities for Women, Women's Media Center, Women News Network, and Women's Philanthropy--Women's Issues. The campaign's goal is to identify top-rated nonprofits focusing on women's issues. Your participation ... Read more
Senior Technical Woman Profile: Judy Priest, Distinguished Engineer and Manager in the Gigabit Systems Group, Cisco Systems, Inc
1. How did you decide to pursue a career in technology? My father was a math major and my mother was a physicist. I have two brothers that started out with engineering degrees, one is now a neurosurgeon and the other a tenured professor. I had the natural inclination and nurturing ... Read more
New Initiatives for Women of Color in Computing
ABI is pleased to announce that there are several new community spaces for technical women of color. The Women of Color in Computing Facebook and LinkedIn groups were initiated as a result of a survey conducted during the Women of Color Luncheon at the 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration of ... Read more
Ask Jo: Two worlds collide: Technology and Humans: Oh! The Possibilities!
By Rebecca Norlander Question: What does the future look like for women in computing? It's so hard to decide what topic to write about when you are asked to be a guest columnist. I've had so many ideas that each time I sat down in front of the ... Read more
Linda Apsley, Director of Program Management, Business Online Services Group, Microsoft Corporation
Every month on our site, we will be featuring senior technical women. This week, Linda Apsley, Director of Program Management, Microsoft, answers our questions about success as a technical woman. Linda Apsley is the Director of Program Management in the Business Online Services Group at Microsoft where she manages an engineering ... Read more
Profiles of Women in Human-Computer Interaction: Jodi Forlizzi
By Vaishali Jain and Kami Neumiller This is the second 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