I don’t know whether to scream or sigh about this NPR story. Actually, I am very impressed with Emily Graslie, a science reporter who now works at the Chicago Field Museum and created a few videos to go along with…
Category: ICT
Grant Program Outreach for Middle School Girls
Now here’s a great idea! If your middle school is trying to support girls to learn and love technology, this grant program can help. It’s sponsored by the National Center for Women in IT. The program is called AspireIT and…
Praising Girls
This article is not directly about women in IT but it does highlight some important research about giving praise to girls in the right way to make a positive difference later on. Praise that helps girls see they should stick…
HootSuite CEO Writes about Women in Tech
I was glad to see the CEO of HootSuite writing about the women in technology issue. Here’s his article, posted on LinkedIn. Ryan Holmes writes about what his company has experienced in its hiring processes in terms of numbers of…
Are We in a Whole Different Era?
This story on Fox News caught my eye. There are so many things in this story that make me want to shout “Hey! You bet this is still a problem in 2013!” When one reporter mentions the fact that girls…
Joss Whedon: Strong Female Characters
Writer Joss Whedon is often asked about the strong female characters in his work. His answer is within a video that’s gone viral. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/360882