womENcourage 2017 – ACM

womENcourage 2017 is a scientific event, as well as an event aimed at networking and exploring career opportunities for women in computer science and related disciplines. Dates: September 6-8, 2017 Read more here  

Programmed Inequality – The MIT Press

Programmed Inequality is a book written by Marie Hicks on how women in computing were gradually pushed out of the industry. The book discusses the economic consequences for the UK of their disappearance and establishes connections with the United State Read more here

CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap

The movie Code was screened in the Student Center Theater at Georgia Tech. The screening had a grea turn out. This documentary exposes the situation of American female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide. A lively discussion led by Mark Guzdial and Barbara Ericson ended the […]

Potential of Music Tech to Attract More Women

by Vinod Subramanian I believe that the Women in Music Tech initiative has the potential to become a powerful organization that not only helps its own cause but also benefit similar organizations such as women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Music technology is an interdisciplinary field, which involves music theory, music performance, science and […]

Melinda Gates Has a New Mission: Women in Tech

An interview with Melinda Gates on her work around bringing more women into tech and helping them to stay in the field. This is motivated by personal reasons of seeing a current crisis of even less women than when she graduated 30 years ago. Find out more at https://backchannel.com/melinda-gates-has-a-new-mission-women-in-tech-8eb706d0a903#.smna1x7go