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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
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IBM Creates PH.D. Fellowship in Honor of Fran Allen
IBM today announced it has created a new Ph.D. Fellowship Award to honor Fran Allen, a pioneer in computer science.
Fran Allen is a leader in simplifying programming for high performance computing, making complex computer languages more accessible to the masses. She is the first female to receive the coveted A.M. Turing Award, which is considered the Nobel Prize of computer science. Read more
Webinar Series for Technical Women Leaders
Develop new perspectives, identify creative strategies, and discover practical solutions for building a rewarding career as a technical woman leader. Join one, several or all of our bi-monthly webinar programs featuring successful women executives from leading international technology companies. View full details on the 2008 webinar series. The Webinar Series is ... Read more
HPCwire features a Q & A with Dr. Valentina Salapura, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Dr. Salapura , a speaker at the 2007 Grace Hopper Conference, offers her perspective on Anita Borg, women in computing, why technical women should attend GHC, and her work as an architect of IBM supercomputers. Read the article. Read more
Q&A with Blue Gene Scientist Maria Eleftheriou
With a peak speed of 360 teraflops, IBM’s Blue Gene is among the world’s fastest supercomputers. Maria Eleftheriou (a research staff member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center) contributes to the design and implementation of parallel algorithms and parallel programming models for the supercomputer. She also performs large-scale simulations ... Read more
Work-Life Balance: Fact or Fairy Tale?
In a 2006 study of 1030 mothers, researchers found that working mothers reported lower levels of happiness, health, and satisfaction in their marriages than non-working mothers. The reasons for this are varied, but the main source of conflict arises when women try to achieve work-life balance, but instead find themselves facing ... Read more
Ask Jo: Steps to Earning Equal Compensation
Every month on our site, Jo Miller, CEO of Women's Leadership Coaching Inc., will answer your career and leadership questions. In this second installment, Miller lays out steps to earn equal pay and recognition. Please send your question to advice@anitaborg.org and it may be answered in an upcoming column. ... Read more
Ask Jo: Working through Tough Salary Negotiations
Every month on our site, Jo Miller, CEO of Women's Leadership Coaching Inc., will answer your career and leadership questions. In this first installment, Miller provides suggestions for successful salary negotiations. Please send your question to advice@anitaborg.org and it may be answered in an upcoming column. Question: I have ... Read more
Q&A with Nina Bhatti, HP Principal Scientist and Inventor
You already use your cell phone to take calls, get directions, get email, and send text messages. But imagine if your cell phone could act as a beauty adviser to help you pick the right color of makeup. Though her background is in performance and networking technologies, HP Principal Scientist ... Read more