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Today, March 24, is Ada Lovelace Day. Who is Ada Lovelace, you ask, and why does she have a day named after her? Well, it begin with this: Women’s contributions

If you’re a budding entrepreneur or already a business-owner, now is a great time to brush up on your technology know-how and propel your business to the next level. In

NOTE:NCWIT and Bank of America awarded the 2009 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing on Saturday, March 7th, to 32 high-school women from across the country. Elisabeth Morant won her

The Michigan Council of Women in Technology, using research on when most girls lose interest in technical subjects, has been running a summer technology camp for middle school girls for

NOTE:NCWIT and Bank of America awarded the 2009 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing on Saturday, March 7 to 32 high-school women from across the country. Below, Kitt Vanderwater —

TechStars is a mentorship-driven seed stage investment program that provides early-stage technology entrepreneurs with a summer-long “boot camp” to help grow their companies. TechStars provides a small amount of funding

On this day, 63 years ago, the world was introduced to the first digital, electronic computer. ENIAC – which stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer – was the world’s

After spending several days at Educon 2.1, I’m confident that though impediments exist, we can establish the education system that our nation requires and that every child deserves. What does

As I wrote in my first blog about Educon 2.1, a school reform conference with a strong technology bent, I attended a pre-conference workshop called, “Constructing Modern Math/Science Knowledge.” As

From January 23-25 I attended the Educon 2.1 conference in Philadelphia, a conference — or better, a series of conversations — focused on reforming education using computing technologies. I started

I was fortunate enough to attend the 44th Presidential Inauguration last week in Washington, D.C. As our new president was speaking and the excitement of the crowd grew, it struck

Welcome, President Obama! We congratulate you on your historic path to the presidency, and we’re excited for you to lead our country into a new era of increased prosperity, strength,

I love your mission: how can I get involved? This is one of the most frequent questions asked of NCWIT by K-12 educators and IT professionals alike. A great way

My new book, Alluring Androids, Robot Women, and Electronic Eves,  highlights the way software designers,  robotics engineers, filmmakers, artists, and photographers  have been  fascinated by the idea of artificial  women who

Do you have a great idea for a startup? If you’ve saved that business plan you’ve scribbled on a cocktail napkin, then you should consider entering Women 2.0’s Pitch 2009

Interested in Creative, Cutting-Edge, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies? If you are thinking about going to graduate school, passionate about helping people, and interested in shaping the future of technology, consider applying

When you use Google, or a large database, to find things, you have to decide: “Is it any good?”  I have collected about 100 recommended resources on women in science

ChicTech, an outreach program of the University of Illinois Department of Computer Science, extends an open invitation for college women to participate in the fifth annual Games 4 Girls Programming

Holding the NCWIT Fall workshop just on the tail end of the presidential election made for a high energy event, and the focus on “Multiple Pathways to an IT Career”

Report on a Washington Forum Sponsored by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) On September 10th 2008, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation held a forum in Washington D.C.

These days, iPhone applications are rolling out as quickly as the latest karaoke video posted on YouTube. Both amateurs and seasoned software developers are cashing in. Standford University Standford University

Looking for a fun way to improve and expand your personal and career networks?  If you’re planning to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, October 1-4 in

For those of you who don’t read the comics anymore, you missed a rather brilliant insight in the comic strip called “Zits” today.  “Zits” sketches the life of a teenager

There are venture conferences, and then there’s it. As the seventh-annual conference dedicated to high-growth, women-led start-ups, you might think it is about a cause. But you’d be wrong. it

In my reading,  I have learned that many women do not take more advanced computer science classes in high school because they are not counted academically when competing for college