Indian Women in Computing (IWIC) was born from a deep desire to connect a community of like-minded women. Neetu Jain, one of the co-founders, shares how, “we felt just like Systers community, Indian women in computing will help its members find their tribe where members can guide and support each other as well as find... Read post
Resource Link Participant Jacky Rosen feature https://medium.com/wogrammer/the-pivot-to-civic-7aa6081b15f4 Jessie Arora New Emergency Legislation Provides Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave for Child Care for Millions https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/resources/economic-justice/new-emergency-legislation-paid-sick-days-paid-leave-child-care.pdf Katherine Eyster via Stephanie Rodriguez Disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 as outlined but the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership at Haas Business School at UC Berkeley https://mailchi.mp/81dd1f0dd3bd/responding-to-covid-19-with-equity-fluent-leadership?e=826c9fa86a Jill Finlayson How... Read post
In our efforts to highlight Voices of the Community, we are proud to feature two of our Midwest Community Leaders, Cecilia (Ceci) Fischer-Benitez and Teodora (Dora) Szasz. They both joined our HiredNow event, supporting the tech community in the Midwest on Friday, July 17th. Ceci learned about our Chicago local community back in 2018, when she attended her first event,... Read post
AnitaB.org, The National Center for Women & Technology (NCWIT), and the STARS Computing Corps (STARS) are conducting a survey to understand the impact of the global pandemic on the conditions of work and educational environments related to computing and technical degree programs and professions. Through the Investigating Compounding Impacts of Racism & COVID-19 on Learning... Read post
We hope you and your family and friends are staying safe and well during this difficult time. All of us at AnitaB.org are working day and night to ensure that women and underrepresented groups in tech are not left behind in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. We know that Grace Hopper Celebration has always... Read post
Today, AnitaB.org is proud to participate in #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of giving and unity created as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. We are immediately shifting focus of our Tech Journey Scholarship Fund to provide emergency assistance to women whose technical education journeys have been disrupted by COVID-19. Aspiring... Read post
