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Male and Female Founders Differ Greatly in Undergraduate Majors, TV Series Draws Attention to Proportion of CS Women in 1980s, #ILookLikeAnEngineer Aims to Spread Awareness About Diversity in Tech, Using “Fairness Through Awareness” to Reduce Bias

August 26, 2015

Male and Female Founders Differ Greatly in Terms of Undergraduate Majors

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Role Models Only Part of Success Equation For Attracting Women to Tech, Ways to Give Students More Effective Feedback Using a Growth Mindset, How Learning to Code Changed the Lives of Six Women, Can Bias Training Really Improve Diversity in Tech?

August 12, 2015

Role Models are Only Part of the Success Equation For Attracting Women to Technology

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Moving the Needle... How Fast is Fast Enough?, More Research Needed on STEM Programs' Impact, Patent Filings by Women Have Risen Fastest in Academia, I Spent Spring Break Teaching Girls to Code

July 29, 2015

Moving the Needle... How Fast is Fast Enough?

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Women Are Nearly 3 Times Less Likely Than Men to Seek Tech Internships, Ways to Encourage More Women to Study CS, More Evidence That Women’s Underrepresentation in Tech Is Also about Culture, Algorithms for Hiring, Helping Women Advance in Cybersecurity

July 8, 2015

Study Finds That Women Are Nearly Three Times Less Likely Than Men to Seek Internships in Tech

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Ways to Increase Male Advocacy in Gender Diversity Efforts, A Look at What Works in Making Computer Science More Inviting, College Board and NSF Expand Partnership to Introduce Advanced Placement Computer Science Classes to High Schools Across the U.S.

June 24, 2015

Ways to Increase Male Advocacy in Gender Diversity Efforts

Last month, NCWIT’s Catherine Ashcraft and Wendy DuBow penned an article in Fast Company that offers research-based suggestions on how to get men involved in gender diversity efforts. Titled “The Tricky (And Necessary) Business Of Being A Male Advocate For Gender Equality,” it begins by citing two key reasons that men need to advocate for gender diversity:

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One-Third of College STEM Majors Switch Fields Before Graduation, Women-Led Startups Face Unique Challenges, Too Few K-12 Public Schools Teach Computer Science and Topics Such As Cybersecurity, Ending Salary Negotiations as a Way to Eliminate Gender Bias

April 22, 2015

One-Third of College STEM Majors Switch Fields Before Graduation

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Men and Women Cite Different Reasons, Universities Struggle With Diversity at the Faculty and Staff Level Too, Number of Female-Founded Y Combinator Startups Is Trending Upward, 2015 White House Science Fair, D.C. is the Best City for Women in Tech

April 8, 2015

Men and Women Cite Different Reasons for the Lack of Women in Technology

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What to Do After Releasing Diversity Data, Community Colleges and the STEM Pipeline, Transgender Access to Tech, School Teachers’ Bias

March 25, 2015

What to Do After Releasing Diversity Data

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NCWIT at SIGCSE

March 3, 2015

NCWIT at SIGCSE 2015

SIGCSE is one of the biggest events of the year for computer science educators, and NCWIT is excited that we’ll be there in full force again this year. Here’s a breakdown of where and when you can find NCWIT during this event.=

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March 8 is International Women’s Day

February 26, 2015

March 8 is just around the corner, and it happens to be International Women’s Day (IWD). IWD takes place each year on March 8 during Women’s History Month, marking a time to celebrate women’s achievements, call for change, and advocate for equality. All month long, NCWIT will highlight past and present women in technology. We hope you’ll be inspired to participate along with us!

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