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NCWIT supplies these data visualizations for the computing community…NCWIT Scorecard: The Status of Women’s Participation in ComputingCheck out the most compelling statistics on women’s participation in computing on a single page.By the NumbersThe most compelling statistics on women’s participation in IT, in a pocket-sized format for easy distribution and saving.By the Numbers (pocket sized)This one-page handout describes NCWIT’s strategic planning and decision-support software, the Tech Inclusion Journey. Available to NCWIT Workforce Alliance members, this a one-of-a-kind, scalable platform is designed to avoid traditional DEI pitfalls, enabling organizations to implement…About the Tech Inclusion Journey (Workforce Alliance)In 2007 and 2012, the National Center for Women & Information Technology, in partnership with 1790 Analytics, published prior reports on gendered patterns in IT patenting, analyzing records from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office….Who Invents IT? Women’s Participation in Information Technology Patenting (2022 Update) Powertilt: Understanding Power & Influence on Technical TeamsNCWIT provides these tools in the hopes that you will find them useful as a starting point for your own evaluations. Along with survey questions, there are interview and observation protocols. Some of the survey…Evaluation ToolsThis report, sponsored by NCWIT, adds to the relatively limited research studying patterns of women-founded, venture-backed startups. While others have tended to look at topline aggregates of venture deals and funding amounts by the gender…The Ascent of Women-founded Venture-backed Startups in the United StatesTechnology is a fast-growing, high-paying, creative field. Here are 10 ways that you, as a family member, can encourage the girls in your life to study, and have a career in, computer science and related…Top 10 Ways Families Can Encourage Girls’ Interest in ComputingUse this resource to lead discussions on how bias might show up in everyday workplace interactions and practice ways of responding. Click the “View” button to see an online version, or click the “Download” button…Improving Everyday Experience in Technical WorkplacesNot all approaches to widening participation in technology are research-based or effective. This guide is intended to help you identify common misunderstandings that surface when people talk about how to widen participation or create inclusive…Critical Listening Guide: Just Because You Always Hear It, Doesn’t Mean It’s TrueWhat is unconscious bias? Research reveals that even those with strong egalitarian values who consider themselves unbiased may unconsciously behave in discriminatory ways. Studies on unconscious and implicit bias demonstrate that our intuition and snap…Unconscious and Implicit BiasThis report, sponsored by NCWIT’s Workforce Alliance, provides an inside look into how men think about and advocate for diversity in the technical workplace. Drawing from interviews with 47 men in technical companies and departments,…Male Advocates and Allies: Promoting Gender Diversity in Technology WorkplacesEmployees report that the managerial relationship is one of the most significant factors in their decision to leave or stay with an organization. Are you, as a manager, adequately prepared for this responsibility? Even if…Supervising-in-a-Box Series: Full SeriesSupervising-in-a-Box Series: Supervisors as Change Agents is for managers who wish to become change agents in their organizations. The materials are focused on actions that you as an individual manager can take to raise awareness…Supervising-in-a-Box Series: Supervisors as Change AgentsSupervising-in-a-Box helps managers establish supportive and effective relationships with all employees. This box explores ways to reduce or remove unconscious bias, discriminatory practices, and institutional barriers while performing managerial job functions – including recruitment, project…Supervising-in-a-Box Series: Team/Project ManagementInspire, energize, and generate support for institutional reform initiatives by crafting intentional, persuasive messages throughout the organizational change process. Learn more at ncwit.org/resources/communicating-for-change Related Resource — Gearing Up for Change: Institutional Reform in Undergraduate Computing…Communicating for Change in Higher Education Load more (27) 123Next »
These tips can help employees have effective conversations about flexible work options with their managers.NCWIT Tips: 9 Tips for Having Conversations About Flexible Work Options: for Employees
The NCWIT Scorecard is a place you can find data on trends in the participation in computing in the U.S. over time by race and gender. NCWIT supplies these data visualizations for the computing community…NCWIT Scorecard: The Status of Women’s Participation in Computing
Check out the most compelling statistics on women’s participation in computing on a single page.By the Numbers
The most compelling statistics on women’s participation in IT, in a pocket-sized format for easy distribution and saving.By the Numbers (pocket sized)
This one-page handout describes NCWIT’s strategic planning and decision-support software, the Tech Inclusion Journey. Available to NCWIT Workforce Alliance members, this a one-of-a-kind, scalable platform is designed to avoid traditional DEI pitfalls, enabling organizations to implement…About the Tech Inclusion Journey (Workforce Alliance)
In 2007 and 2012, the National Center for Women & Information Technology, in partnership with 1790 Analytics, published prior reports on gendered patterns in IT patenting, analyzing records from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office….Who Invents IT? Women’s Participation in Information Technology Patenting (2022 Update)
NCWIT provides these tools in the hopes that you will find them useful as a starting point for your own evaluations. Along with survey questions, there are interview and observation protocols. Some of the survey…Evaluation Tools
This report, sponsored by NCWIT, adds to the relatively limited research studying patterns of women-founded, venture-backed startups. While others have tended to look at topline aggregates of venture deals and funding amounts by the gender…The Ascent of Women-founded Venture-backed Startups in the United States
Technology is a fast-growing, high-paying, creative field. Here are 10 ways that you, as a family member, can encourage the girls in your life to study, and have a career in, computer science and related…Top 10 Ways Families Can Encourage Girls’ Interest in Computing
Use this resource to lead discussions on how bias might show up in everyday workplace interactions and practice ways of responding. Click the “View” button to see an online version, or click the “Download” button…Improving Everyday Experience in Technical Workplaces
Not all approaches to widening participation in technology are research-based or effective. This guide is intended to help you identify common misunderstandings that surface when people talk about how to widen participation or create inclusive…Critical Listening Guide: Just Because You Always Hear It, Doesn’t Mean It’s True
What is unconscious bias? Research reveals that even those with strong egalitarian values who consider themselves unbiased may unconsciously behave in discriminatory ways. Studies on unconscious and implicit bias demonstrate that our intuition and snap…Unconscious and Implicit Bias
This report, sponsored by NCWIT’s Workforce Alliance, provides an inside look into how men think about and advocate for diversity in the technical workplace. Drawing from interviews with 47 men in technical companies and departments,…Male Advocates and Allies: Promoting Gender Diversity in Technology Workplaces
Employees report that the managerial relationship is one of the most significant factors in their decision to leave or stay with an organization. Are you, as a manager, adequately prepared for this responsibility? Even if…Supervising-in-a-Box Series: Full Series
Supervising-in-a-Box Series: Supervisors as Change Agents is for managers who wish to become change agents in their organizations. The materials are focused on actions that you as an individual manager can take to raise awareness…Supervising-in-a-Box Series: Supervisors as Change Agents
Supervising-in-a-Box helps managers establish supportive and effective relationships with all employees. This box explores ways to reduce or remove unconscious bias, discriminatory practices, and institutional barriers while performing managerial job functions – including recruitment, project…Supervising-in-a-Box Series: Team/Project Management
Inspire, energize, and generate support for institutional reform initiatives by crafting intentional, persuasive messages throughout the organizational change process. Learn more at ncwit.org/resources/communicating-for-change Related Resource — Gearing Up for Change: Institutional Reform in Undergraduate Computing…Communicating for Change in Higher Education
