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The British computer society (BCS) is the leading professional body for those working in IT. BCS have over 68,000 members in more than 100 countries and are the qualifying body for Chartered IT Professionals (CITP). It is also an international awarding body for a wide range of qualifications for both users of IT and IT specialists. BCSWomen is the BCS Specialist Group that provides networking opportunities for all BCS professional women working in IT around the world. The Group's main objective is to provide support for female IT professionals, as well as mentoring and encouraging girls/women to enter IT as a career.
Posted on 30 Oct 2009
GetSET Women is a unique resource in the world of science, engineering, technology and the built environment (SET). It is managed and run by the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC).
GetSET Women is a great way for women to raise their profile. Each member has their own profile page and GetSET Women web address. The site is open to the public, and people searching for women by skills, experience or location can look for contacts, speakers or potential committee members. GetSET Women can also help members expand their network and find the right network for them. Regular GetSET Women newsletters keep members (and interested public) up to date with events and opportunities for women in SET and news from other members.
GetSET Women is a great way for women to raise their profile. Each member has their own profile page and GetSET Women web address. The site is open to the public, and people searching for women by skills, experience or location can look for contacts, speakers or potential committee members. GetSET Women can also help members expand their network and find the right network for them. Regular GetSET Women newsletters keep members (and interested public) up to date with events and opportunities for women in SET and news from other members.
Posted on 30 Oct 2009
Margolis and Fisher document the astonishing gender gap in the field of computing by answering the question of why female interest in technology begins to wane in middle school and all but dies in high school. The authors argue that male dominance in information technology can be traced directly back to cultural, social, and educational patterns established in early childhood. Women, therefore, are vastly underrepresented in one of the most economically significant professions of the twenty-first century. After countless hours of classroom observation and interviews with hundreds of computer science students and teachers, the authors offer an array of formal educational reforms and informal practical solutions designed to rekindle and to nurture female interest in computer design and technology.
Posted on 07 May 2009
Link to Nancy G. Leveson's transcription of panel presentation at the CRA Snowbird meeting on educational pipeline issues for women.
Posted on 13 Mar 2009
the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.
Posted on 13 Mar 2009
MENTORNET is the award-winning nonprofit e-mentoring network that positively affects the retention and success of those in engineering, science and mathematics, particularly but not exclusively women and others underrepresented in these fields.
Posted on 13 Mar 2009
A link to the article and video on the: ''Group seeks to shatter stereotypes and attract girls to technology careers''.
Posted on 12 Mar 2009
is the world's largest email community of technical women in computing. It was founded by Anita Borg in 1987 as a small electronic mailing list for women in ''systems''. Today, Systers broadly promotes the interests of women in the computing and technology fields.
Posted on 11 Mar 2009
is a global, non-profit organization for women in new media and digital technology. DigitalEve offers the opportunity for women and their communities to close the gap between women's contribution to and the lack of recognition for their efforts in new media.
Posted on 11 Mar 2009
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