ABI research provides data-driven actionable insights on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of technical women in organizations. Through original research as well as through partnering with peer organizations, we provide knowledge for changing the culture of technology into one that leverages gender diversity for greater innovation.
ABI Research and Reports
- Download: Solutions to Recruit Technical Women (2012)
- Download: Addressing Core Equity Issues in K-12 Computer Science Education: Identifying Barriers and Sharing Strategies (2010)
- Download: Senior Technical Women: A Profile of Success (2010)
- Download: 2009 Technical Executive Forum – The Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Technical Women: Breaking Barriers to Cultural Change in Corporations (2009)
- Download: Retaining a Diverse Technical Pipeline During and After a Recession (2009)
- Download: Obstacles and Solutions for Underrepresented Minorities in Technology (2009)
- Download: Climbing the Technical Ladder: Obstacles and Solutions for Mid-Level Women in Technology (2008)
- Download: Climbing the Technical Ladder: Obstacles and Solutions for Mid-Level Women in Technology Executive Summary (2008)
Further research on women in technology
- Minorities and High Tech Employment (2011)
- The Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, and Engineering Project.
- Level Playing Field Institute (2011). The Tilted Playing Field: Hidden Biases in Information Technology Workplaces.
- Gender Bias in Academia: Findings from Focus Groups, Center for WorkLife Law, U.C. Hastings College of the Law
- Women in STEM – A Gender Gap to Innovation (2011), U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration
- Gender differences at critical transitions in the careers of science, engineering, and math faculty (2010), by the National Academies of Engineering
- Computing Research Association (CRA) Taulbee Survey: tracking representation of women at all stages of academic careers in computing
- Guidelines for Practicing Gender Equality in Science (Prages), European Commission (2009)
- Women in IT: The Facts, by NCWIT (2009)
- The Prevalence of Bias and Stereotyping (2009)
- Women in Technology: Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Barriers, by Catalyst (2008)
- The Athena Factor: Reversing the brain drain in science and tech, by Hewlett et al. (2008)
- Barriers to the Advancement of Technical Women: A Review of the Literature (2007)
- Women’s Representation in Technology Around the World (2007)
- The Business Case for Gender Diversity (2007)
- The State of Women in the High Tech Industry (2007)
- Where are the Women in Information Technology? (2005)
Research and Resources on Key Topics
Women’s Advancement
- The Myth of the Ideal Worker, Catalyst (2011)
Women’s representation across professions
- Bencharking Women’s Leadership, by the White House Project (2009)
- Pew Global Attitudes Project: Gender (2010)
Mentoring
- Mentoring Quick Research Facts (ABI) (2010)
- Mentoring in industry: SUN Mentoring, 1996-2009 (2009)
- Mentoring in Academia – Research and Resources (2007)
- Proceedings of the Mentoring in Engineering Academia Workshop (2007)
Managers
- NCWIT Supervisor Toolkit series (2009)
- Catalyst: Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives – What Change Agents Need to Know (2009)
Work-Family Conflict and Balance
- The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict, by the Center for American Progress (2010)
- House Work is an Academic Issue (2010), by Schiebinger and Gilmartin, Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University
- The National Study of the Changing Workforce, by the Institute for Families and Work (2009)
Entrepreneurship
- Are Successful Women Entrepreneurs Different from Men? By Cohoon, Wadwha, and Mitchell (2010)
- High Performance Entrepreneurs: Women in High-Tech, by Illuminate Ventures (2010)
- Characteristics of New Firms: A Comparison by Gender, by the Kauffman Foundation (2009)
Innovation
- Rising above the Gathering Storm: Rapidly Approaching Category 5, by the National Academy of Engineering (2010)
- Innovative Potential: Men and Women in Teams, by the London Business School (2007)
- Who invents IT? By NCWIT (2006)
Generational Differences at work
- The Reflexive Generation: Young Professionals’ Perspective on Work, Career, and Gender, by the London Business School (2009)