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Web Resources for CS Opportunities for Women. By Jacky Hanny Janice Hill Shannon Houtrouw Barry Specter. Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. Inspired women to embrace technology Key to including women in technological revolution as active participants - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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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