Women in Technology (WIT), the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the Washington, D.C.-area technology community, today announced the finalists for the 18th Annual Leadership Awards. This annual awards program identifies, recognizes and celebrates female professionals who are leaders in the technology field and who bring a unique vision and talent
La'Shon Anthony is on a mission, traversing the Chicago area to get in front of tech-focused groups of women at universities, as well as companies that want to help boost the numbers of women in the field. Anthony is building out the Chicago chapter of the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology, a nonprofit
It’s often said that women are under-represented in high-tech careers because they’re not studying computer science in school. And that’s true: In 2008, only 18% of computer science grads were women—down from 37% in 1985. More and more, women simply aren’t choosing computer science. And this is leading to the issue that I addressed in
Really, companies shouldn’t need any convincing about why they should hire more women onto their staffs. The gender gap in American leadership is abysmal, diversity breeds better ideas—you know all of this. But as you also know, executives like seeing the numbers when it comes to their business decisions. Luckily, we’ve found the stats to
