News Archive: Blog
Countering Negative Stereotypes Through Positive Affirmation
When it comes to math and science classes, women can be affected by negative stereotypes about their gender. This is the idea behind stereotype threat which can arise when members of any stereotyped group are reminded of the stereotype, for example, that women don’t do as well ... Read more
Differing Success Metrics for Women and Men in IT
A new survey by Technisource indicates men and women are directionally similar in their outlook on job and career opportunities but have key differences in how they perceive metrics of success in their IT careers. The widest disparities in the survey focused on how women and men view their ... Read more
Moving Women to the Top: The Importance of Monitoring
A recent McKinsey study found that 72% of survey respondents believe there is a connection between gender diverse leadership teams and a company’s financial success, and yet the lack of gender diversity still isn’t viewed as critical and poses the biggest barrier to implementing gender diversity measures. Interestingly, the Clayman ... Read more
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