women in computer science
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The Story of a Girl Who Tripped, Fell, and Ended up in CS
→: The Story of a Girl Who Tripped, Fell, and Ended up in CSYou’ve probably noticed, but our theme for September/October is – “How Did I End Up In CompSci?” – it’s a question that interests me, because for the first three years of university it was something I asked myself a lot. Not in the way, “Wow I love what I do! How did I get here?!”…
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Women in Computer Science Links
→: Women in Computer Science LinksVarious things came up in a conversation about Women in Computer Science lately and so I went and did some digging for references! If you have anything else, please add it in the comments. On innovation and patents, “mixed-gender teams’ technology patents received up to 42% more citations than their single-gender counterparts.” On need for…
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Creating a Blog by and for Women in Computer Science
→: Creating a Blog by and for Women in Computer ScienceUPDATE: This idea is now reality at CompSciWoman.com Cate and Maggie met at IBM’s Extreme Blue program. However, Maggie had found Cate’s blog before they met – she’d been looking for blogs written by women in Computer Science. There were few other women in Maggie’s building, and so our two protagonists became close, talking about…