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Athena SWAN – a recognition scheme for UK universities working to advance and promote careers of women in science, engineering, and technology; Scholarships for women in science by Brookhaven Women in Science: Renate W. Chasman Scholarship – awarded to a graduate student performing research at Brookhaven National Laboratory [25]
The Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards honor exceptional technical women. Three awards are presented by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (renamed AnitaB.org in 2017 [ 1 ] ) each year, recognizing women in the categories of Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact.
Women in Technology and Science (or WITS) is an Irish organisation representing women working in science and technology. [1] It accepts members from industry and academia, and of all ages, from students to professionals. It was founded in 1990 by Mary Mulvihill. WITS organises a monthly e-mail newsletter WITSWORDS Newsletters. [2]
The WISE Campaign (Women into Science and Engineering) is a United Kingdom-based organization that encourages women and girls to value and pursue science, technology, engineering and maths-related courses in school or college and to move on into related careers and progress. Its mission statement aims to facilitate understanding of these ...
The award, sponsored by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, was instituted in 1993 with the intention of recognizing "significant accomplishments by individuals who have stimulated or fostered the interest of women in chemistry, promoting their professional development as chemists or chemical engineers." Recipients receive $5,000, a ...
According to PISA 2015 results, 4.8% of boys and 0.4% of girls expect an ICT career. [40]Studies suggest that many factors contribute to the attitudes towards the achievement of young men in mathematics and science, including encouragement from parents, interactions with mathematics and science teachers, curriculum content, hands-on laboratory experiences, high school achievement in ...
Leads the University of Houston's STEM Center (science, technology, engineering and math) and joined the faculty of the Cullen College of Engineering. [29] (see also Q&A with Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering) Dr. Irene Greif, founder of field of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). [30]
Pace University's School of Computer Science and Information Systems partners with GE Capital to create new initiative to empower young women to pursue STEMC education and professions: 'Women in Technology @ Pace' works to overcome longstanding gender disparities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing. (2015, October 1).