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This award aspires to change the small percentage of women in tech roles represented in film by recognizing the best portrayal of a leading woman in technology from a program (e.g. documentary, TV show, film, YouTube, etc.) who serves as a role model for girls and women who aspire to work in the tech field. The 2017 Reel WiT Award winner went ...
In 2015, the awards were updated to include the Student of Vision Award. "This award honors young women dedicated to creating a future where the people who imagine and build technology mirror the people and societies for which they build it." [8] The award for technology entrepreneurship was also added. Each year, the types of awards change.
Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy – annual award for outstanding contributions to astronomy by a woman within five years of earning a doctorate degree; Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences – awarded annually since 1998, based on paper completion, to a woman studying for a Masters or PhD in atmospheric science at a university in the United States [1]
The America COMPETES Act (formally America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act of 2007) [1] [2] [3] was authored by Bart Gordon [4] and signed into law on August 9, 2007, by President George W. Bush. The act aimed to invest in innovation through research and development and improve ...
Wanda Gass, Texas Instruments Fellow; executive director and founder, High-Tech High Heels ("HTHH"), a donor-advised fund at Dallas Women's Foundation that funds programs to prepare girls to pursue degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) [43] [44] [45] (see also Wanda Gass oral history)
Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility: IEEE Society for the Social Implications of Technology: Contributions by computer professionals to socially responsible use of computers United States: Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards: Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology: Exceptional achievement by women in ...
The program began in 1998 and has since recognized 250 women. The tribute increases community awareness, understanding and appreciation of how women contribute to the economic and social health of ...
2007: Jan Willis, then with Cadence Design Systems [9] - "Jan's leadership and dedication in serving as a mentor and role model to women in EDA, and young girls and boys as they begin to consider career options, exemplifies what the Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Automation Achievement Award is all about." [10]