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AnitaB.org (formerly Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, and Institute for Women in Technology) is a global nonprofit organization based in Belmont, California. [2] Founded by computer scientists Anita Borg and Telle Whitney , the institute's primary aim is to recruit, retain, and advance women in technology.
Hosted by the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, the K-12 Computing Teachers Workshop is a two-day event for K-12 teachers, covering challenges and ways to involve more girls in computer science.
The gender pay gap in the United States tech industry is the divergence in pay between men and women who work in areas such as software engineering. [1] In 2018, reports show that for every dollar the average man made, women only made 82 cents, and women from underrepresented communities earn even less. [ 2 ]
Girls in Tech was a global non-profit organization focused on the engagement, education, and empowerment of women in technology. [1] Founded in 2007 by Adriana Gascoigne , the organization had grown from San Francisco to more than 50 chapters located in North America, Europe, Asia, The Middle East, Africa, and South America.
Lucy Sanders (born 1954), CEO and co-founder of National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT); Executive-in-Residence for ATLAS Institute at University of Colorado at Boulder [78] [79] Padmasree Warrior, chief technology and strategy officer of Cisco Systems; former CTO of Motorola, Inc. [80] [81] [82] [83]
The Association for Computing Machinery's Council on Women in Computing (ACM-W) supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide range of programs and services to ACM members and working in the larger community to advance the contributions of technical women.
The New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) is an annual science fair contested by around 700 high school students from Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island, [1] [2] [3] making it the largest high school research competition in New York City. [4] About 150 participants advance to the finals round. [1]
Lesbians Who Tech & Allies' mission is to increase visibility and awareness of intersectionality within the technology community. The organization embodies four main goals; (1) to be more visible to each other, (2) to be more visible to others, (3) to get more women, POC, and queer and trans people in technology, and (4) to connect with other LGBTQ and Women's organization who are doing work ...