Web Resources for CS Opportunities for Women

Web Resources for CS Web Resources for CS Opportunities for WomenOpportunities for Women

By

Jacky Hanny

Janice Hill

Shannon Houtrouw

Barry Specter

Anita Borg Institute for Anita Borg Institute for Women and TechnologyWomen and Technology

Inspired women to embrace technology Key to including women in technological

revolution as active participants Founded Systers Online 1987 Co-Founded 1994 Grace Hopper Institute In 1999 selected by President Clinton to

Commission on STEM Broke through Silicon Ceiling

http://anitaborg.org/about/mission

www.anitaborg.org/initiatives/grace-hopper-celebration-india/

ACM and ACM-WACM and ACM-W

Association of Computing MachineryWorld’s largest educational and scientific

computing societyACM-W www.acm.org/womenwomen.acm.org

DotDiva.orgDotDiva.org

http://www.dotdiva.orgGeared towards high school girlsGoal is to transform the negative perception

of computer scienceStudents choose what they are interested in

and the site shows how computer science relates to that topic and also shows women who are in the computer science field

Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University

Site contains career information that will be of interest to students, administrators and counselors.

It is one of the most comprehensive sites for women on the net including information on careers, specific job opportunities, industry trends and reasons why a woman would want a career in CS.

University sponsors the TechNights program that targets young women. to consider a career in CS.

http://women.cs.cmu.edu/technights/ http://www.women.cs.cmu.edu/Resources/JobsResearch/

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