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Why Are Women Leaving SET Jobs? Did you know that a new report released by the Center for Talent Innovation titled “Athena 2.0” shows that while women currently comprise roughly

Alaskan STEM Program Proves To Be A Success Did you know that the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP), a program aimed at attracting more Alaska natives to study

Only 6% of STEM Faculty are Women of Color Did you know that out of 111,800 STEM faculty, only 6,400 women of color hold positions, compared to more than three

Did you know recent media claims about tech companies hiring more women are misleading? Over the past few weeks, several media outlets have reported that tech companies now seem to

Did you know that NCWIT member organizations can submit* opportunities to the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AIC) website for Award recipients, educators, parents, and other AIC participants to view? Technology-related

Gender Diversity In Startups Might Be More Important Than You Thought Did you know that while it is no secret that the tech startup community is lacking women, this gender

The mere fact that the Grace Hopper Conference (GHC) exists at all, not to mention that it is so well attended, should be taken as a sign of the times.

New Insight Into Non-Doctoral-Granting Departments in Computing Did you know the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) completed the first survey of non-doctoral-granting departments in computing in early 2013? The survey

Many Professors Are Skeptical of MOOCs Did you know that Inside Higher Ed recently released the Faculty Attitudes on Technology report? The report is based on Gallup’s survey of 2,251

Gender Equity Makeover at Harvard Did you know that Harvard Business School recently conducted a case study on gender equity within their business school? This study was the result of an

NCWIT is one of 13 Colorado-based non-profits included as part of the Chase Community Giving campaign at Denver Startup Week (DSW). On Friday, September 20, six candidates will be named

Career Advancement and Junior/Mid-Level Women in Tech Did you know that Evolved Employer released a report in June 2013 focused on mid-level women in tech aspiring toward career advancement? About

This summer, NCWIT launched a new pilot program, NCWIT AspireIT, that addresses the lack of women in technology by actively engaging middle school girls with computing. NCWIT AspireIT pairs female

Today’s guest post is from Sruti Modekurty. Sruti is a 2012 National Award Runner-Up and 2012 Northern California Affiliate Award Winner of our Award for Aspirations in Computing. She is

Today’s guest post is from Savannah Loberger, a 2013 National Award Winner and 2011 Oregon/SW Washington Affiliate Award Winner of NCWIT’s Award for Aspirations in Computing. This summer, Savannah ran

Naomi Shah is a 2013 National Award for Aspirations in Computing Runner-Up and 2013 and 2013 Oregon and SW Washington Award winner. She is a 2013 graduate of Sunset High

This guest post was written by Briana Chapman, an NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing recipient and leader of one of our pilot AspireIT programs, addressing the lack of women

Last month, we attended and participated in the White House’s Champions of Change for Tech Inclusion event. The event recognized individuals for their extraordinary work around expanding technology opportunities for

What’s Holding Female Entrepreneurs Back? Did you know that the recently released Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Women’s Report shows that there are about 126 million women currently managing new companies

On July 31, I attended the White House Champions of Change for Tech Inclusion event at the White House. At the event, I heard the Champions and prominent members in

A CEO’s Storytelling Can Spark Change   Did you know, according to recent research in the McKinsey Quarterly, that one of the top priorities for companies is to have leaders

“Programming is a skill — not a profession,” said Carlos Bueno, Facebook engineer and author of Lauren Ipsum, a fairy tale that teaches computer science concepts to children. Carlos was

Did you know that there are nearly 1 million women in computing occupations in the United States today? Recently we gathered together some demographics on technical women and thought we’d

Boys’ “Impulsiveness” May Result in Better Math Ability You may be familiar with gender stereotypes that depict boys as impulsive and messy, and girls as cautious and detailed; but did

The first Nebraska and SW Iowa Affiliate Award recognized six winners and three runners up as well as a high school educator for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing and