What are the ways in which an organization develops its top talent, and is the selection criteria biased in a way that self selects people who look like those already in key positions? By Telle Whitney (President & CEO, Anita Borg Institute) John Chambers recently wrote a memo to his leadership team articulating his realization [...]
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2012 Grace Hopper Celebration Of Women In Computing (Call For Participation)
January 20, 2012 – 5:00 am
By BJ Wishinsky (Community Manager, Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology) The 12th annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) has opened its Call for Participation. The annual conference, presented by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, is the world’s largest gathering of women in computing. The Grace Hopper Celebration [...]
Misrepresented, Misunderstood, Miraculous Women Entrepreneurs
December 11, 2011 – 11:26 am
By Sarah Granger (Contributor, San Francisco Chronicle) It’s no secret that San Francisco and Silicon Valley’s tech demographics skew heavily on the side of men. Rather than continue quietly observing this cultural inequity, over the past few years, more voices have brought attention to the issue. Through increased publicity, thanks to speeches by leaders like [...]
Women Entrepreneurs in India: Apply to Quest (ABI-GHC)
October 12, 2011 – 11:00 am
By Sapna Chandiramani (Consulting Director, Anita Borg Institute) Women Entrepreneur Quest, presented by the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, is designed to promote and showcase early-stage technology ventures founded or led by women entrepreneurs in all technologies. We are looking for talented technical women in the founding or leadership team of early stage [...]
Tech is Really a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
August 11, 2011 – 11:30 am
By Linda Forrest (Associate, Francis Moran & Associates) Reading a recent post about the role formal education plays in entrepreneurship, I was reminded of an article I read a few months ago about the “real reason women quit engineering.” In Stemming The Tide: Why Women Leave Engineering, two University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professors report on their [...]
