News Archive: News
Accenture’s Research Insights: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
By Nellie Borrero, managing director, inclusion & diversity, Accenture I always start my year looking at the results of Accenture’s external global research about workplace and career issues that we conduct for International Women's Day. We tend to focus on the global results but this year I looked at a specific ... Read more
The Secret Sauce for Women’s Advancement – Showing Up Strategic
By Rebecca Shambaugh, President and CEO, Shambaugh Leadership This article is a part of Rebecca Shambaugh's monthly column for our newsletter. Not long ago I had a meeting with a client organization that is working to advance more women to the executive suite. One of key male executives commented, “We have plenty ... Read more
Understanding Your Organization’s Work-Life Culture
Cori Ashworth, career counselor and founder of Career Continuum, discusses work-life balance in this new series for her monthly column, Career and Job Hunting Advice. In our first article I gave you a heaping load of questions to consider for work life balance planning. Your needs must be clarified, and then ... Read more
TechWomen Mentor Application Now Open
Calling all San Francisco Bay Area Technical Women! Are you ready for a life-changing experience? Consider applying to be a TechWomen Mentor. You’ll have fun and create strong connections that will inspire ideas and innovation throughout the world. In September 2012, TechWomen will bring 42 emerging women leaders in technology ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES ROSTER OF SPEAKERS PARTICIPATING IN THE SECOND ANNUAL TOP COMPANY FOR TECHNICAL WOMEN WORKSHOP
PALO ALTO, Calif. — April 19, 2012 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today the speakers and topics for the second annual Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Workshop to be held on May 10, 2012, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California. ... Read more
Senior Technical Woman Profile: Revi Sterling, Faculty Director, ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Each month, we ask Senior Technical Women to share their stories and what they have learned. This Senior Technical Woman Profile features Revi Sterling, Faculty Director, ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado at Boulder. 1. How did you decide to pursue a career in technology? I was always a ... Read more
A White House Briefing on Women, March 27, 2011 – Women’s Issues Are Everyone’s Issues
As part of Vision 2020, a national initiative convening women leaders from across the U.S. with the purpose of advancing women's equality by the year 2020, I was invited to a White House Women’s Briefing. Jointly developed by the White House Office of Public Engagement, Council on Women and Girls and Vision ... Read more
Ask Jo: Own Your Career: Six Ways to Take Charge of Your Career Trajectory
Every month on our site, Jo Miller, CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching Inc., will answer your career and leadership questions in her Ask Jo column. Please send your question to advice@anitaborg.org, and it may be answered in an upcoming column. Question: I'm interested in advancing my career. I am currently working ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE OPENS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2012 GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING
Students Have Opportunity to Collaborate and Learn from Leading Technical Women PALO ALTO, Calif. — April 2, 2012 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today that scholarship applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, which brings together women ... Read more
Graced by a Conference
This article was originally printed in the Dalhousie University Faculty of Computer Science Magazine, Winter 2012 By Leah Brown, 3rd year Dalhousie University Computer Science Student and Women in Technology Society Secretary Leah Brown recently had the opportunity to talk with one of our Ph.D. students, Ozge Yeloglu, about her experience at the ... Read more