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We know from research on entrepreneurship that success often correlates with the strength of one’s network, and that male and female entrepreneurs have differing access to networks; but did you […]

The Kauffman Foundation’s Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Foundation announced this week that it was launching a Women in Science and Engineering Business Idea Competition, designed to recruit highly educated and

Good morning, and welcome to day five of CS Ed Week(December 5-11)! On Monday, we highlighted some pledges from teachers and others in the education community.  Yesterday, we showcased what

Good morning, and welcome to day four of CS Ed Week(December 5-11)! Yesterday, we highlighed some pledges from the teachers and others in the education community. Today, we’d like to

Good morning, and welcome to day three of CS Ed Week (December 5-11)! We thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight some of the pledges we’ve seen so far. Today, we

Hello, and welcome to CSEdWeek 2010! Computer Science Education Week  is a “call to action” to make computer science education a priority for students in the 21st century. Congress designated

Do you read the Gotham Gal blog? Its author Joanne Wilson is an alumna of the Silicon Valley tech world, has worked in publishing, and is married to venture capitalist

Recommendation Letter #1 To Whom it May Concern: I’m writing to recommend so-and-so for a job. Over the years, so-and-so has proved sympathetic and helpful, always taking direction well and

Girls in Tech recently announced the launch of a new Mentorship Program, which will seek to provide “integrated, engaging and educational high-touch workshops for young girls ages K-12.” Components will

I have a confession to make. My degree is in psychology and my work experience is primarily in communications and marketing. I’m not what you’d call a “technical woman,” yet

Did you know that Google has been working to advance computational thinking (CT) as a curriculum foundation in K-12 schools? Engineers at Google have been pow-wowing with California-based teachers over

There’s been a flurry of interesting news nuggets lately, so below we’ve rounded up several of them that we don’t want you to miss, grouped loosely by topic. K-12 Education

While the number of women pursuing degrees in computer science (CS) in the U.S. has declined (dropping from 37% to 22% between 1984 and 2005), in India it has increased

Some of you may recall that earlier this year, DARPA issued a call for programs that would measurably increase the number of students choosing to study computer science at the

On October 6, the world got a double dose of computer science education awareness. Wednesday saw the launch of Computing in the Core, a “non-partisan advocacy coalition” designed to raise

Is it time to stop giving women entrepreneurs extra help? According to bNet columnist Mark Henricks, yes. In making this assertion he cites a report from the Center for Women’s

A panel of heavy hitters gathered earlier this week at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. to focus on efforts to inspire and adequately prepare the next generation of scientists,

On September 16, 2010, NCWIT’s Policy and Media representative in Washington, The Honorable Paula Stern, attended President Barack Obama’s speech delivered at the White House, which gathered business and industry

Did you know that women now earn more graduate degrees than men?  A new report (PDF) from the Council of Graduate Schools, as reported on by The Washington Post this

SUNY Oswego reported this week that it had received a $200,000 “catalyst” grant from the National Science Foundation to study the status of women faculty in the sciences. The grant

NPR recently spotlighted results from a Nielsen Co. evaluation of 60,000 wireless customers’ bills, and the results are fascinating.  Those of you who attended the NCWIT May 2010 Summit breakout

Computer Science I (CS1) is the first class that incoming students take at DePauw University, creating a key opportunity to recruit female computer science (CS) majors.  Our NCWIT Academic Alliance

In Spring 2007 the Department of Computer Science at the University of Pennsylvania, with the support of NCWIT, began Women in Computer Science (WICS) High School Day to introduce girls

Will the next Google be started by a woman?  That’s the question posed by an op-ed piece from Reuters columnist Tereza Nemessanyi, founder and CEO of Honestly Now Inc. She

For the second year in a row, Virginia Tech has invited high school computing teachers in Virginia to come visit us for professional development, idea sharing, and networking.  This year