At the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, the companies we work with regularly express deep concern about their ability to keep their best talent. Many executives are surprised when they research differences in ...READ»
Have you heard? The recession is over. Really? Despite the encouraging signs in macro-economic data, the reality for most technology employees is still one of layoffs, cost cutting, and doing more with less. But if you think you ...READ»
The Anita Borg Change Agent Award recognizes three experienced women from around the world whose work goes to the heart of the Anita Borg Institute's mission: to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology, and to ...READ»
I don’t know about you, but I’m confused. There has been a lot of media attention on research on women’s issues recently (most notably in Time Magazine, covered again on NPR’s Talk of the Nation), which is a great thing, ...READ»
At the Grace Hopper Conference, I had the chance to meet Ekaterina Fedotova the director for Information Dissemination and Equal Access (IDEA) project in Russia. Ekaterina is the 2009 winner of the Anita Borg Social Impact ...READ»
Next week is our major conference, the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (www.gracehopper.org), so I’ve got networking on the brain. The main goal of this technical conference is to provide women in technology ...READ»
This week, I attended a workshop convened by the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medecine. The CWSEM Committee focused its efforts this year on entrepreneurial careers for women ...READ»
Each year at the Anita Borg Institute’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, I have the privilege to recognize the Anita Borg Technical Leadership award recipient. Role models are so important ...READ»
“Technology for Social Good” It is the theme of this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. So many people,
especially women, would love to find a job where their work contributes to the ...READ»
The theme of our annual Grace Hopper Celebration this year is “Technology for Social Good.” What does technology for social good represent? Is technology beneficial or harmful to society? Technology has had both negative and ...READ»
Telle Whitney, CEO, Anita Borg Institute
For much of July, I was in Turkey and Greece,on a much needed vacation, away from email and cell phones. My first day back in the office, I moderated a panel for Leadership America! ...READ»
The police arrest of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. of Harvard University, and President Obama’s comments on the incident, has re-ignited a national debate about race, bias, and stereotyping in the US. Regardless of the specifics of the ...READ»
Last week, I started a blog series about organizations and groups who are making a difference for underrepresented men and women in technology. Our research shows that only 6.8% of technical employees in Silicon Valley are ...READ»
Last month, ABI published a report
on underrepresented minorities in technical positions in the high-tech industry. African-American, Hispanic, and Native American women in technology are critically absent from high-level positions ...READ»
I leave next Tuesday for a three week vacation in Turkey and Greece. Of course it is crazy busy getting ready, but
I am really looking forward to it. For
me, my productivity greatly increases if I have some down time, including ...READ»
Last week, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology released a report on underrepresented minorities in the high-tech industry. In the report, I present the results of our survey of seven high-tech companies in Silicon ...READ»
Recently I had the chance to speak with several people at Intuit, including Jennifer Hall, their VP of Human Resources, as well as Kris Halvorsen, their Chief Innovation Officer. The reason we spoke was that I’ve been very ...READ»
Ask a woman working in technology (most likely in a
dual-career couple), if she has found “work-life balance” yet and she will laugh
at you. As I look around for practical solutions to this issue and see that
some “tips” ...READ»
Balancing work and life –how
do you do it? This is a common question
from many technical women. At times, it
seems daunting, as we look at the demands from our many commitments. Yes, it is really important to me ...READ»
In my last blog post, I highlighted the different family configurations
between men and women working in high-technology – namely, 82% of technical women
report that their partner works full time, compared to 37% of technical ...READ»
Learn from Mitchell Baker of the Mozilla Foundation.
In my last two blogs I talked about the winners of the Anita
Borg Institute Women of Vision
award winners, and today I wrap up this series talking about ...READ»
After publishing “Climbing the Technical Ladder”),
I have given talks about our findings to several high tech companies. One of
the findings that resonates the most with technical women is our depiction of the
reality of ...READ»
In my last blog I talked about Dr. Yuqing Gao, our Women of
Vision winner for Innovation.
Our 2009 Women of Vision winner for Social Impact is Dr. Jan
Cuny. Jan is a program director at the
National ...READ»
While everyone has their own leadership style to a certain
extent, and while all of us exercise leadership in our lives (whether it’s managing
2,000 employees or raising our children), there is a lot of speculation on
whether ...READ»
One of the great parts of my job is the chance to recognize
extraordinary women leaders, many of whose contributions are not widely
know. The Anita Borg Institute’s Women
of Vision event recognizes three women in the areas ...READ»
