Katherine Johnson Historically, mathematics has been sadly lacking in diversity of role models, and while it’s much better now, it’s still not great (the list of HLF laureates this year is depressingly homogeneous). People who have made … 07. Sep 2018 | By Katie Steckles | 3 comments
4 Tech Heroines we should celebrate on Ada Lovelace Day and International Girls Day Post written by Dr. Larissa Suzuki of Chair of Smart Cities, Tech London Advocates and H Research Associate, Department of Computer Science – University College London I have spent the last decade of my life working with applied … 12. Oct 2017 | By suzuki | 4 comments
Women in Computer Science 2/2: Changing the culture This is the story of how the School of Computer Science (SCS) at Carnegie Mellon University went from few female students before 1995, many of which later transferred out of the course, to 40% female … 01. Sep 2015 | By Markus Pössel | 0 comments
Women in Computer Science 1/2: Beyond mere programming Before 1995, the computer science department at Carnegie Mellon University, one of the top-ranked programs in the US, had low numbers when it came to admission and retention of female students: single-digit percentages for the … 28. Aug 2015 | By Markus Pössel | 0 comments