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The Women in Technology International (WITI) is a global organization dedicated to the advancement of women in business and technology. [231] The Arab Women in Computing has many chapters across the world and focuses on encouraging women to work with technology and provides networking opportunities between industry experts and academicians and ...
Lucy Sanders (born 1954), CEO and co-founder of National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT); Executive-in-Residence for ATLAS Institute at University of Colorado at Boulder [78] [79] Padmasree Warrior, chief technology and strategy officer of Cisco Systems; former CTO of Motorola, Inc. [80] [81] [82] [83]
LinuxChix, an international organization for women who use Linux and women and men who want to support women in computing, was founded by Deb Richardson. [ 118 ] Marissa Mayer , was the first female engineer hired at Google, and was later named vice president of Search Product and User Experience.
Women inventors have been historically rare in some geographic regions. For example, in the UK, only 33 of 4090 patents (less than 1%) issued between 1617 and 1816 named a female inventor. [ 1 ] In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, compared with 10.9% in 2002. [ 1 ]
BlackBerry Women and Technology Awards [19] [20] WITI@UC Athena Awards – Awards recognize those who embody, encourage, and promote the inclusion of women in technology. Awardees are leaders who inspire others to pursue and persist in technical careers. Lori Bunch "Recognized for Innovation in Cerner Millennium Implementation." She started ...
Allison Kirkby of telecoms company BT became the first female CEO in the company’s 178-year history last ... While the list is not exhaustive, it sheds light on how female leaders are shaking up ...
Girls Coming to Tech!: A History of American Engineering Education for Women (MIT Press, 2014) Joyce Currie Little, "The Role of Women in the History of Computing." Proceedings, Women and Technology: Historical, Societal, and Professional Perspectives. IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, New Brunswick, NJ, July 1999, 202–05.
Women in Technology International (WITI) is an organization promoting the achievements of women in technology [1] and extending support, opportunities, and inspiration. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was founded by Carolyn Leighton in 1989 [ 4 ] as the International Network of Women in Technology.