Blog Posts by Telle Whitney and GuestsTech Her
The Anita Borg Institute is in New York!
The Anita Borg Institute is in New York! The Anita Borg Institute is known for its global and national events, created by and for technical women. We hold the Grace Hopper Celebration in a different location in the United States every year, and we hold a national conference ... Read more
Change Demands a Vision from the Top
Change Demands a Vision from the Top John Chambers recently wrote a memo to his leadership team articulating his realization that he has not walked the talk on advancing women. I applaud John’s decision to go public on this topic. The numbers at the top of most organizations of women’s representation ... Read more
Lean In – The Stories
Lean In – The Stories Last week, Sheryl Sandberg and her co-founders launched a new non-profit and web site called Lean In. This week, the book Lean In, written by Sandberg, is available. I am sure you have heard of it, it is hard to miss – Time magazine, NPR, and ... Read more
What a Remarkable Group of Women – Our 2013 Women of Vision Award Winners
What a Remarkable Group of Women – Our 2013 Women of Vision Award Winners Yesterday, we announced our Women of Vision award winners. One of the best parts of my job is to have the chance to acknowledge these three extraordinary women. The 2013 winners are: Leadership - Genevieve Bell, Director of Interaction ... Read more
Intel is the 2013 Top Company for Technical Women Award Winner
Intel is the 2013 Top Company for Technical Women Award Winner Intel has won the 2013 Top Company for Technical Women Award. I worked in the semiconductor industry for many years, and there were not many women in leadership roles. For me, it is of particular importance and delight to recognize ... Read more
Do You Want to Change the World? Apply to Be a 2013 Presidential Innovation Fellow
Do You Want to Change the World? Apply to Be a 2013 Presidential Innovation Fellow The US Government has announced their 2013 Innovation Fellow program. Applications are open until March 17th. When I talked to Todd Park about this program, he described his own experience of deciding to join the US ... Read more
Marissa Mayer’s Recent Decision
Marissa Mayer's Recent Decision In a world where there are far too few C-level women technology executives, I am incredibly dismayed that two important and succesful women role models are being skewered in the press – most recently Marissa Mayer. I can’t help but wonder, would the thousands of men making ... Read more
Celebrating National Engineers Week
Celebrating National Engineers Week This week is National Engineers week – a great time to recognize the many achievements of Engineers all over the world. I remember the first time I took an engineering class – a programming class, before I switched my major to Computer Science. At the University of ... Read more
Inspiration and Enthusiasm at the Grace Hopper Celebration India
Inspiration and Enthusiasm at the Grace Hopper Celebration India Last week was our third Grace Hopper Celebration in India! I just returned over the weekend, inspired, jet lagged and excited about the future of technical women in India. We had over 800 attendees, including about 200 students. The quality of the conference ... Read more
The World Islamic Economic Forum and Women
The World Islamic Economic Forum and Women I spent last week at a conference in Johor Bahru, Malaysia called the World Islamic Economic Forum. The conference and its supporting organization are focused on increasing economic growth in Islamic populations. Many people are building businesses to meet the needs of this growing population. ... Read more
