Revenge of the Nerdette

Newsweek gives some much overdue love to Nerdettes.

Are There Too Many Women in IT?

The answer, of course, is no. The author makes a few valid points but many more invalid points.

Are There Too Many Women in IT?

While it is true that programmers aren't very visible to 11-year-olds, that does not mean we shouldn't make them aware of the field. Careers that are interesting to 11-year-olds are not necessarily the same as the careers that are interesting to 22-year-olds. It is not true that people who haven't programmed before they are 18 aren't interested. They may not have seen the many applications of programming that make Computer Science interesting. I am one of those people who didn't program until I was a freshman in college.

I'm sure you have more thoughts to share, so I'll end there.

Girls Won Top Honors in Science Competition

Girls won top honors for the first time in the Siemens Competition in
Math, Science and Technology, one of the nation’s most coveted student
science awards: The Story

"A President Who Skateboards to Work"

Maria Klawe, a computer scientist by trade, is president of Harvey Mudd College, after being the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Princeton. The Chronicle of Higher Education's interview with Maria

Reminder: GHC Scholarship Applications Due June 11

Applications for Grace Hopper Celebration scholarship applications are due on June 11.

UD Review: Women a minority in computer science

The Review recently published an article about women being a minority in the UD CIS department. We are trying to change that!

As Women Steer Clear of Computers Nationwide, Tufts U. Breaks Trends

Stacey Ecott, who worked with UD's Dr. Lori Pollock during the Summer 2005 in the CRA DMP program, is featured in an article about what
Tufts CS is doing to attract women into the field.