Last week I attended a fascinating
National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) workshop
called “Women in IT: Think Globally, Act Locally”. In addition to meeting
many interesting and impressively accomplished technical women, I heard
presentations on research and programs to bring technology to women worldwide.
I found the talks about specific programs of most interest. For example:
- Dr. Vivian Lagesen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) spoke about perceptions of gender and computer science In Malaysia. CS is seen as a
woman’s profession there because it private, indoor work. - Dr. M. Bernardine Dias (
TechBridgeWorld at Carnegie Mellon University) spoke
about Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD), such as:
designing multiple mice for computers in education in developing countries, literacy
games, and user interfaces for illiterate and semi-literate users.
After the workshop, there was a party to celebrate the
Computing Awards recently given to 32 young women in high school.
Workshop Program
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Dr. Vivian Lagesen
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Small Group Session Leaders
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Dr. M. Bernardine Dias
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Dr. Lucy Sanders
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NCWIT Awards to High School Girls
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