Abie Awards

Celebrating the achievements
of women and non-binary technologists

At AnitaB.org, we celebrate and highlight the success of women and non-binary technologists and those who support them in technology. Our Abie (pronounced AB-ee) Awards honor these distinguished leaders, whose achievements and life stories demonstrate that all of us have the power to improve our world, individually and collectively.

Recipients of each Abie Awards are honored at the Grace Hopper Celebration as we recognize their incredible talent and hear how women and non-binary technologists are changing the world through technology.

The submission deadline was Thursday, May 25, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Abie Award Categories for 2023

The submission deadline was Thursday, May 25, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Abie Award Categories

New Award! Tech in Government Abie Award

The Tech in Government Abie Award highlights the work of a woman or non-binary technologist within the federal government in the U.S. who has worked behind the scenes in improving governmental services through technical innovation and modernizing the functionality of government.

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Technical Leadership Abie Award

The Technical Leadership Abie Award is our most prestigious award and celebrates a woman or non-binary technologist who led or developed a product, process, or innovation that made a notable impact on business or society.

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Student of Vision Abie Award

The Student of Vision Abie Award recognizes and celebrates an undergraduate or graduate student who has a unique vision of how technology innovation can solve important problems, and how inspiring more women and non-binary people enable meaningful innovation.

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Social Impact Abie Award

The Social Impact Abie Award recognizes those making a positive impact on society through technology. Nominees may have developed technology that caused social change or empowered underrepresented peoples.

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Educational Innovation Abie Award

The Educational Innovation Abie Award in Honor of A. Richard Newton recognizes educators for developing innovative teaching practices and approaches that attract female students to computing, engineering, and math in K-12 or undergraduate education.

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Emerging Technologist Abie Award

The Emerging Technologist Abie Award recognizes an early to mid-career woman or non-binary technologist in the first 10 years of their technical career. They use their leadership and technological talents in high-impact initiatives and make important contributions to the advancement of women in technology.

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Previous Winners

2022 Technical Leadership Abie Award Winner Daphne Koller, Ph.D	2022 Student of Vision Abie Award Winner Katherine Vergara	2022 Emerging Leader in Honor of Denice Denton Abie Award Winner Kris Dorsey, Ph.D