Let's change the direction of tech...Together!
Let's change the direction of tech...Together!
AnitaB.org Insights
An Affront to Pay Equity: Trump Administration Rescinds Efforts to Collect Intersectional Pay Data
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its intention to roll back Obama era efforts that would require large companies to submit pay data for job categories disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and sex. Read the statement from Vice President of Policy and Engagement at AnitaB.org, Stephanie Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Inspiring Women
Meet Jhillika Kumar, Student of Vision Abie Award Winner
Technology opened up a whole new world for Jhillika Kumar's non-verbal, autistic brother. Learn how she is using tech to support others on the spectrum.
Community Voices
An Ordinary Life Rooted in Effort, Resolve, and Positivity
As an immigrant woman in tech, Bushra Anjum faced many challenges in school and the workplace. Luckily, her determination gave her the strength to succeed.
Read more blog posts from the thread Nevertheless She Persisted.
Leading Organizations
Aptiv: Changing the World in Heels
Jada Smith, Vice President Advanced Engineering and External Relations at Aptiv, shares her advice on how women in tech can best succeed in their careers.
News
- Announcements
- September 4, 2019
Amazon joins IBM and AnitaB.org in supporting female technologists from minority serving institutions in attending the 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration
In 2018, AnitaB.org made a commitment to intentionally expand our efforts to engage women of color. Now, Amazon joins IBM in funding women from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to attend our 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC). We challenge other companies to match their donations to support MSI women technologists’ attendance at GHC and commit a representative to an on-site GHC conversation of strategies to further band together in support for women of color.
- Press Releases
- August 23, 2019
AnitaB.org Welcomes New Executives to Achieve Ambitious Goal of 50/50 Tech Equity by 2025
AnitaB.org is proud to announce that we have fully staffed our Executive Team. Our new leaders will bring their skills and expertise to help us reach our ambitious goal of 50/50 intersectional tech equity by 2025. “The unique backgrounds and combined experience these eleven individuals bring is remarkable," Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President and CEO of AnitaB.org, said of our Executive Team. Learn more about our team and goals here.
- AnitaB.org Mentions
- August 7, 2019
Students Find Diversity and Inspiration at 2019 Innovation CO-LAB
10 students from Santa Barbara City College got to attend our 2019 Innovation CO-LABoration, where they learned new ways to support women in color in tech.
About Anita Borg
Anita Borg combined technical expertise with a fearless vision to inspire, motivate, and move women in technology. Learn how her legacy continues to touch and change the lives of countless women in the fields of computing and beyond.