Considerations for designing technology for developing countries. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Speaking at Grace Hopper Celebration, Ann Mei Chang talked about developing mobile apps for women in developing countries. She is a Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues at the US Department of [...]
Posts Tagged "Grace Hopper Celebration"
10 Tips For Leveraging Technology To Improve Women’s Lives In The Developing World (Day 2, Grace Hopper Celebration)
October 4, 2012 – 8:17 am
Women, Thought Leadership, Mentorship And Sponsorship (Day 1: Grace Hopper Celebration)
October 3, 2012 – 1:30 pm
Takeaways from an afternoon at Grace Hopper Celebration in Baltimore Convention Center. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The first day of the three-day Grace Hopper Celebration of women in computing kicked off with an afternoon of panels and talks about thought leadership, mentorship, sponsorship and more leadership exercises. Around four thousand women [...]
Changing The Ratio, One Tech/Entrepreneurship Event At A Time
September 18, 2012 – 9:00 am
From MIT Startup Bootcamp to Grace Hopper Celebration, from PITCH Conference to Girl Geek Dinners, there’s no shortage of things to do. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This week, the lineup for Startup Bootcamp on October 8 at MIT’s Kresege Auditorium was announced. 10 successful startup founders will be speaking at the [...]
Facebook Engineering: Announcing The Grace Hopper Scholarship
August 27, 2012 – 6:00 am
The Facebook scholarship awards women excelling in computer science with the chance to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference from October 3-6, 2012. By Jocelyn Goldfein (Director of Engineering, Facebook) This fall, we’ll join hundreds of remarkable women in technology in Baltimore, Maryland for our fifth year at the Grace Hopper [...]
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 [...]
Grace Hopper Celebration: It’s All About Connections
December 26, 2011 – 10:00 am
By Chiu-Ki Chan (Android Developer, Monkey Write) As I am sitting in the Portland airport waiting for my flight back to San Francisco, I look back at the great times I had at the Grace Hopper Celebration last week. This is my third time attending GHC, and I always come back fully energized. What makes [...]
Sheryl Sandberg’s GHC 2011 Keynote: More Pearls of Wisdom
November 17, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Baat Enosh (VP Operations, Founder Labs) For the past 4 years, I’ve been living and breathing “Women In Tech” conversations. I’ve been working with Women 2.0, Founder Labs, and the National Center for Women & IT, focusing on getting more women to get into computing and found startups. The conversation is complex and at [...]
NPR Morning Edition Addresses Shortage of Women in Tech
November 11, 2011 – 11:20 am
By Wendy Kaufman (Correspondant, NPR) Editor’s note: Listen to the story on NPR’s Morning Edition here. This week, thousands of women gathered in Portland, Ore., for the Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest technical conference for women and computing. High-tech companies are hiring, but there aren’t nearly enough women to meet the demand. It’s no [...]
