News Archive: Blog
National Lab Day
National Lab Day (NLD) is a nationwide initiative to foster scientific and computational experimentation and innovation in young Americans. It is an unprecedented effort to bring exciting, hands-on, discovery based lab experiences to student through the partnership of teachers with volunteers and STEM-based professionals. NLD aims to connect teachers with ... Read more
CIO Roundtable Hosted by Year Up New York
Several months ago, I was invited to participate on a panel hosted by the wonderful workforce development organization Year Up New York. If you don’t know about Year Up, they help young adults from challenging backgrounds achieve a “year up” in order to join the workforce as technology staff, or ... Read more
Housework is more than a chore – it’s draining America’s female employees
Whether you realize it or not, all that nagging housework can be eating into your job productivity and getting in the way of you getting ahead in your career – especially if you’re a woman, says Londa Schiebinger, director of Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Published on January 19, ... Read more
Go, MangoBunnies! Imagine Cup Team Fights Violence Against Women
Their team name may be cutesy but these gals mean business. In 2009 Team MangoBunnies became the first all-woman team to make it to the U.S. Imagine Cup finals (they came in second). They have made it to the U.S. finals once again in the 2010 competition. This time their ... Read more
Ada Lovelace Day:Patty Lopez, Component Design Engineer, Intel
Dr. Patty Lopez is the epitome of a role model and mentor for women in technology. Her achievements combine technical leadership and social impact, tirelessly working to increase opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities in technology. Patty grew up the 6th child of a family of 7 in Espanola, New Mexico, ... Read more
Ada Lovelace Day: The Women of Vision Award Winners
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a day that encourages all of us to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science. I’ve been very lucky in the last few weeks to interview all three of our Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award Winners. All three have incredible technical ... Read more
Anita Borg Institute and Friends Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day
March 24, 2010 is the second Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging about the women we admire in science and technology. The Anita Borg Institute (ABI) is proud to participate again this year. Here is a round-up of this year's Ada Lovelace Day blog posts by ABI staff ... Read more
Nkiru Celine Okoro and Barbara Ericson Pass It On
One of the requirements for receiving a Systers Pass-it-on (PIO) Award is a commitment to pass it on by assisting girls or women seeking their own places in technical fields. For Nkiru Celine Okoro and Barbara Ericson, passing it on was built into their PIO application projects. I checked in ... Read more
Great Ada Lovelace Day Topics: ABI’s Award-Winning Technical Women
Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international day of blogging (including videologs, pods, twitter updates and more) that highlights the achievements of women in technology and science. Last year I did a pre-ALD post Worth Blogging About on Ada Lovelace Day with suggestions for women who would make great ALD ... 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