Tag Archives: NCWIT
NCWIT 2011 – for IT Girls.
Every year a group called NCWIT does a special award for “aspirations in computing.” That is, girls who are really striving to get into the computing world, against any odds they may face, have a chance to enter and win … Continue reading
Talk about DIY — Hillsboro High student makes her own girls-only daycamp for engineering
If you want to jump straight to the event info, skip to the next section. Otherwise, here’s some background: One of the biggest issues in engineering today is that it’s not a terribly diverse crowd. It’s definitely getting better, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Girl Scouts, Hillsboro HS, NCWIT
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NCWIT Awards — Oregon & SW Washington
It seems that a lot of guys see female-specific awards, especially for the sciences, as an event to help the underdogs out. And some women too. But it’s really not; if you think about it, these fields aren’t male dominated … Continue reading