National Center for Women & Information Technology
The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)
is the farthest-reaching network of change leaders focused on advancing innovation by correcting underrepresentation in computing.
is the farthest-reaching network of change leaders focused on advancing innovation by correcting underrepresentation in computing.
NCWIT is a thriving community, leveraging an ecosystem of programs and initiatives.
Powered by the latest social science research, this community works to increase
the meaningful and influential participation of all girls and women in
computing—at the intersections of race/ethnicity, class, age, gender identity,
sexual orientation, disability status, and other historically marginalized
identities—from K-12 through career.
K-12
Higher Ed
Workforce
Inclusion changes what's possible.
Individuals from diverse backgrounds must be able to access creative technical roles and meaningfully contribute to innovation. Only then will the technical products and services of the future be representative of the populations they serve.
We all stand to benefit from changing or expanding existing norms that are
rooted in overlapping systems of bias.
Groups with greater diversity solve complex problems better and faster than homogenous groups.
Culture isn't something you have, it's something you do.
Counselors for Computing (C4C) is the only professional development program for school counselors in the U.S. focused entirely on computing and inclusion. C4C has trained more than 15,000 school counselors with a potential to reach more than 7 million students.
The Tech Inclusion Journey™ empowers computing organizations to implement
and sustain inclusive, equitable cultures. Initial findings reveal that
88 percent of participants report an improvement in their
ability to create a more inclusive work environment.
91 percent of existing Aspirations in Computing Community members
report a college major or minor in a science, technology, engineering,
or mathematics (STEM) field.
Sit With Me invites everyone to validate and recognize the important role women play in creating future technology by taking a small but symbolic action: sit in a red chair and share your
story.
Girls who have the combined support of parents and teachers are three times more likely to study computer science than girls who don’t have that support.
Only 5% of CTOs in the top 1,000 U.S. companies (by revenue) are women.
